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1. Coordinating conjunctions
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Conversation model
Civic journalism

2. Subordinating conjunctions
Conversation model
Link unequal sentence elements
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
Less than half of the U.S. population

3. Executive producer
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Service journalism
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

4. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes
Mission statement (magazines)
Less than half of the U.S. population
General rules about direct quotes
Service journalism

5. Fair comment and criticism
Service journalism
Set up lead
Kinds of blurbs
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.

6. Fair use
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
A benefit
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

7. Web sites must be easy to...
Partial or orphan quotes
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Navigate so users can find info

8. Web sites need...
Info boxes
Second day stories
Distinct tone and identity
Bias

9. Correlative conjunctions
Ads
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
If they're relevant to the story
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

10. Write a caption for every photo (except studio shots) - Write sentences - Write in the present tense - active voice (on first sentence) - Place captions under the photos - Don't state the obvious - Write more than one line - Make the last line count
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
grammar and style
Guidelines for photo captions
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings

11. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.
Second day stories
Commercial databases
Pluralize then make it possessive
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence

12. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
First degree words
How to critique articles
Redundancy

13. Loopwhole journalism
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Active voice
Quotes in print

14. Why should you use quotes?
Layering
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Principles of service journalism
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

15. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
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
How well does it say it?
Contemporary news value
Civic journalism

16. What's the order for attribution?
Metaphor
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Principles of service journalism
First degree words

17. Titles should promise...
Jargon
Conversation model
A benefit
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.

18. More historical context and common ground for opposing views.
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Kinds of blurbs
Explanatory approach
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.

19. Essential part of credibility - Has to do with someone (not the writer or reporting) re-reporting the factual info - Magazines have more extensive fact checking than newspapers (more time for turnaround) - Fact checkers also called research editors/e
How to critique articles
Fact checking
Push technology
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts

20. When are commas used?
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
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.
What quotes add to a story
Truth.

21. Grammar
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

22. What's the key to plural possessives?
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
To introduce clauses.
Mission statement (magazines)
Pluralize then make it possessive

23. Web blog or Journal style
Commercial databases
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank

24. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
Partial or orphan quotes
Ads
Verbals
Commercial databases

25. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?
Characteristics of news
Guidelines for photo captions
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.
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.

26. Damages
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
How well does it say it?
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts

27. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.
Usenet
Contemporary news value
Passive voice
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

28. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Basic Journalistic Values
Civic journalism
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
Cliche

29. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
Commercial databases
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Characteristics of news
Photo captions

30. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Journalism roles
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Devices and techniques for service journalism

31. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Coverlines
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Fairness - ethics - decency

32. Publisher/Manager

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33. Style
Anyone - either ususally singular
Verbals
Partial or orphan quotes
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings

34. Indefinite pronouns
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Anyone - either ususally singular
Cliche
said

35. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
Photo captions
Jargon
Guidelines for photo captions
Bias

36. Qualified privilege
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.

37. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.
Coverlines
Ads
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
How well does it say it?

38. Managing editor
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Usenet
Verbals

39. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?
Bias
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Fairness - ethics - decency

40. A personal story rather than general.
Truth.
Heart
Pluralize then make it possessive
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

41. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
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
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Partial or orphan quotes

42. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Heart
Race
Niche

43. What are the types of verbals?
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Characteristics of news

44. Story budget

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45. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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46. When is 'who/whoever' used?
Photo captions
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Basic Journalistic Values
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process

47. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Verbals
Metaphor
Parrot
Repurposing

48. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Devices and techniques for service 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
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase

49. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.
Niche
Civic journalism
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Characteristics of news

50. Dash
Set up lead
Civic journalism
Heart
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.

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