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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Partial or orphan quotes
Criteria to evaluate stories
If they're relevant to the story

2. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Jargon
When to use direct quotes
Quotes in print
Cliche

3. What are the standards of a copy editor?
How well does it say it?
grammar and style
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Photo captions

4. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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5. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Usenet
Niche
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.

6. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Info boxes
Second day stories

7. Rub within body copy (subheads and pull quotes) - Should appear on the same page or spread as the words or ideas for the blurb appear - Should appear in proper story order - Break up text and seas of gray to coax or tease reader into copy - Should fo
What quotes add to a story
Repurposing
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Conversation model

8. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Info boxes
Commercial databases
What quotes add to a story

9. Dash
Metaphor
Commercial databases
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
How well does it say it?

10. What protects journalistics & how?
Fact checking
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
First degree words
Pluralize then make it possessive

11. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Set up lead
Listservs
Second day stories
Cliche

12. Aka refrigerator journalism - How-to; practical info - Advertisers love - Not a separate category of writing - just a different approach - Used in publishing houses like Meredith (grandfather of SJ) and Rodale
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Service journalism
Niche

13. Sidebar
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
How well does it say it?
Metaphor

14. Opening spread
Guidelines for photo captions
Coverlines
Feature well (magazines)
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.

15. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process

16. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
Set up lead
Verbals
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
What quotes add to a story

17. Credibility by telling exactly what witnesses see - experts say - etc. - Enliven and dramatize - Reveal personality
What quotes add to a story
Explanatory approach
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

18. Groups 'pull' you to the discussion at a shared site.
Fact checking
Repurposing
Pull
Inverted pyramid

19. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?
Active voice
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Fact checking
Race

20. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Slang
Repurposing
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Characteristics of news

21. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
Conversation model
Civic journalism
Fact checking
Inverted pyramid

22. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.
Passive voice
Covers (magazines)
Characteristics of news
Commercial databases

23. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.
Verbals
Fairness - ethics - decency
Pull
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

24. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story
Kinds of blurbs
A benefit
External blurbs (magazines)
Pull

25. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
How well does it say it?
Usenet
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

26. Correlative conjunctions
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Repurposing
Less than half of the U.S. population
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

27. Reputation is...

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28. Style
Quotes in print
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

29. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Covers (magazines)
Listservs
Partial or orphan quotes

30. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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31. When should the time element appear?
Covers (magazines)
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
General rules about direct quotes
Links letters or words together

32. Web sites need...
Distinct tone and identity
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Front of book (FOB - magazines)

33. Figure of speech that places a word or prhase in a fresh context to clarify or make point in a creative way. Be on your guard in usage.
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
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
Metaphor
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

34. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
How to critique articles
Partial or orphan quotes
Characteristics of news

35. Convergence of media
What quotes add to a story
Navigate so users can find info
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
External blurbs (magazines)

36. Why should you use quotes?
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Jargon
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Navigate so users can find info

37. Managing editor
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Anyone - either ususally singular
Attribution
Truth.

38. Never change anything in direct quotes from a printed source - Always attribute direct quotes from a printed source - Place [sic] immediately following an error from a printed source (Not style - purely factual errors; sic means thus - that's how you
How well does it say it?
Quotes in print
Journalism roles
Attribution

39. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
Fact checking
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Slang
Journalism roles

40. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
Bias
4 elements of covers (magazines)
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
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

41. 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
Basic Journalistic Values
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Jargon
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

42. When is 'that' used?
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Push technology
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.

43. Grammar
First degree words
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
Listservs
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

44. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
Photo captions
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Less than half of the U.S. population

45. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.
Info boxes
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Feature well (magazines)
What quotes add to a story

46. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Fairness - ethics - decency
Active voice
Feeds/wire
Display copy (magazines)

47. Absolute privilege
Race
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
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Ads

48. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Less than half of the U.S. population
Coverlines
Civic journalism

49. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes
General rules about direct quotes
Niche
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

50. News values
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Second day stories