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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Fair use
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
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
Set up lead

2. Indefinite pronouns
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Links letters or words together
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Anyone - either ususally singular

3. When are commas used?
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Commercial databases
Pluralize then make it possessive
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.

4. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
External blurbs (magazines)
Truth.
Pull
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

5. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
Covers (magazines)
Criteria to evaluate stories
If they're relevant to the story
4 elements of covers (magazines)

6. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.
To introduce clauses.
Info boxes
Mission statement (magazines)
Inverted pyramid

7. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Passive voice
If they're relevant to the story
Parrot

8. What's the key to plural possessives?
Truth.
Pluralize then make it possessive
Fairness - ethics - decency
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

9. Libel
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Link unequal sentence elements
A benefit

10. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Guidelines for photo captions
Repurposing
Creative Titles (magazines)
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

11. Hypen
Second day stories
Links letters or words together
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Creative Titles (magazines)

12. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
Second day stories
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Bias
Kinds of blurbs

13. Tape editors
Navigate so users can find info
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
General rules about direct quotes
Info boxes

14. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?
Usenet
Characteristics of news
Parrot
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.

15. More historical context and common ground for opposing views.
Fairness - ethics - decency
Explanatory approach
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Partial or orphan quotes

16. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.
Guidelines for photo captions
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Civic journalism
Less than half of the U.S. population

17. Cut the copy (quick and to the point) - Be clear - Involve the reader ('How I' approach - 'How you' approach - 'How Jane Doe' approach) - Think useful - Think new or news - Think money
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Principles of service journalism
Mission statement (magazines)
Covers (magazines)

18. Publisher/Manager

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19. Subordinating conjunctions
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Link unequal sentence elements
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

20. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
Slang
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
Fact checking
Jargon

21. What are the standards of a copy editor?
Photo captions
A benefit
To introduce clauses.
grammar and style

22. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
Pull
Heart
Creative Titles (magazines)
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

23. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story
Kinds of blurbs
Feature well (magazines)
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Internal blurbs (magazines)

24. Public editor
Creative Titles (magazines)
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Quotes in print

25. Style
Criteria to evaluate stories
grammar and style
Parrot
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings

26. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Feature well (magazines)
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Attribution

27. Damages
Layering
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Civic journalism
Contemporary news value

28. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
Layering
Listservs
Conversation model
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest

29. Fair comment and criticism
What quotes add to a story
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Feature well (magazines)
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

30. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
Journalism roles
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
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
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

31. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.
A benefit
Layering
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info

32. Web blog or Journal style
Passive voice
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
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.
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community

33. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.
Info boxes
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Race

34. Convergence of media
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Quotes in print
Guidelines for photo captions
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable

35. When are relative pronouns like who used?
A benefit
To introduce clauses.
When to use direct quotes
said

36. Titles should promise...
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Contemporary news value
A benefit

37. Form of communal email in which people interested in a common topic send messages to a specific online address and receive all other messages sent to that addresses.
Creative Titles (magazines)
Redundancy
Listservs
General rules about direct quotes

38. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Fact checking
Niche
Photo captions

39. Web sites must be easy to...
Navigate so users can find info
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

40. When is 'which' used?
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
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
Display copy (magazines)
Usenet

41. Why should you use quotes?
Redundancy
Active voice
Passive voice
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

42. News values
A benefit
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Journalism roles
Fairness - ethics - decency

43. Aristotle's 3 questions: What does it say? - How well does it say it? - Was it worth saying? [What does it say? Is there a clear focus? Is there a point?] - Theme?
A benefit
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
said
How to critique articles

44. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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45. Dash
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Active voice
Slang
Race

46. 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
Metaphor
Inverted pyramid
Internal blurbs (magazines)
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase

47. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Layering
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Active voice

48. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Characteristics of news
Civic journalism
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process

49. Sidebar
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
If they're relevant to the story
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Distinct tone and identity

50. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Fairness - ethics - decency
Metaphor
Restaurant analogy (magazines)