News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. A personal story rather than general.
General rules about direct quotes
Active voice
Heart
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play


2. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Photo captions
Fairness - ethics - decency
Parrot
Second day stories


3. Coordinating conjunctions
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Info boxes
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.


4. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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5. When should the time element appear?
Fairness - ethics - decency
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
4 elements of covers (magazines)


6. Dash
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Creative Titles (magazines)
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.


7. Control Ethnocentrism (your own country and culture is better than others) - Altruistic Democracy: politicians should serve the public good not own interests - Responsible Capitalism: open competition among business will create better world - Small-t
Coverlines
1. read for understanding 2. read for organization and focus 3. read for accuracy 4. read for grammar - spelling - punctuation and style 5. read for language and sentence structure 6. proofread
Listservs
Basic Journalistic Values


8. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Listservs
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
When to use direct quotes


9. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Feeds/wire
Pull
1. Info must be false 2. person must be identified 3. info must be published 4. the person's reputation must be damaged 5. news organization must be at fault


10. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
First degree words
Feeds/wire
A benefit
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.


11. Damages
Links letters or words together
A benefit
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Only one attribution and after the first sentence


12. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
1. Info must be false 2. person must be identified 3. info must be published 4. the person's reputation must be damaged 5. news organization must be at fault
Niche
Truth.
To separate independent clauses and to separate the elements in a list or description. No comma is called before the conjunction in a simple series.


13. Lists (step-by-step; recipes are SJ) - Subheads - Blurbs - Sidebars and boxes - Charts and graphics
First degree words
Characteristics of news
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Layering


14. Tape editors
Distinct tone and identity
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
To separate independent clauses and to separate the elements in a list or description. No comma is called before the conjunction in a simple series.


15. Hypen
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
External blurbs (magazines)
A benefit
Links letters or words together


16. Fair use
Covers (magazines)
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Feeds/wire
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.


17. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Criteria to evaluate stories
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
How well does it say it?
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.


18. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Active voice
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
1. read for understanding 2. read for organization and focus 3. read for accuracy 4. read for grammar - spelling - punctuation and style 5. read for language and sentence structure 6. proofread


19. Style
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Layering
Slang
Only one attribution and after the first sentence


20. In essence - anything from the text but the story (Title - deck - head - subhead - pull quotes - bylines - blurbs - captions - etc.) - Used to draw readers into a story - Stats reinforce display copy and visuals
1. Info must be false 2. person must be identified 3. info must be published 4. the person's reputation must be damaged 5. news organization must be at fault
Display copy (magazines)
Contemporary news value
Mission statement (magazines)


21. What protects journalistics & how?
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Anyone - either ususally singular
Verbals
Links letters or words together


22. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Covers (magazines)
Link unequal sentence elements


23. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Passive voice


24. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.
How to critique articles
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Passive voice
Race


25. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Fairness - ethics - decency
Coverlines
Attribution
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.


26. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
said
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Photo captions
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.


27. Executive producer
1. Info must be false 2. person must be identified 3. info must be published 4. the person's reputation must be damaged 5. news organization must be at fault
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Fact checking
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations


28. When should references to someone's heritage - gender - sexuality or disability be included?

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29. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
External blurbs (magazines)
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
To separate independent clauses and to separate the elements in a list or description. No comma is called before the conjunction in a simple series.


30. Story budget

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31. Titles should promise...
A benefit
Redundancy
How well does it say it?
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings


32. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.
Pluralize then make it possessive
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Inverted pyramid
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable


33. Web blog or Journal style
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Partial or orphan quotes
To introduce clauses.
Conversation model


34. Subordinating conjunctions
Service journalism
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Link unequal sentence elements
Mission statement (magazines)


35. Credibility by telling exactly what witnesses see - experts say - etc. - Enliven and dramatize - Reveal personality
Repurposing
Bias
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
What quotes add to a story


36. Web sites need...
1. use of material that discloses highly personal info about an individual or portarys that person in intimate terms when there is not legitimate public concern. 2. Depiction of someone in a false light. 3. Evidence that journalist has intruded someo
Distinct tone and identity
Civic journalism
Redundancy


37. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
Characteristics of news
General rules about direct quotes
Listservs
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts


38. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
Bias
The highest exectives who shape the organization's long-term mission as well as overseeing advertising - production - personnel and financial matters. publisher- print - general manager- broadcast
Navigate so users can find info
Criteria to evaluate stories


39. What word should be used in attribution?
Quotes in print
said
Set up lead
Service journalism


40. Loopwhole journalism
1. Info must be false 2. person must be identified 3. info must be published 4. the person's reputation must be damaged 5. news organization must be at fault
Passive voice
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Set up lead


41. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Fairness - ethics - decency
Active voice


42. Whites will soon make up...
Repurposing
Link unequal sentence elements
Navigate so users can find info
Less than half of the U.S. population


43. Brings news to you
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Push technology


44. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
Photo captions
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Creative Titles (magazines)
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community


45. Publisher/Manager

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46. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
When to use direct quotes
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Parrot


47. Reputation is...

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48. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert
Links letters or words together
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Less than half of the U.S. population


49. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Contemporary news value
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Truth.


50. Qualified privilege
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Feature well (magazines)