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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Whites will soon make up...






2. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.






3. When are commas used?






4. Sidebar






5. 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?






6. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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7. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with






8. When is 'who/whoever' used?






9. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.






10. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.






11. 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






12. Correlative conjunctions






13. A personal story rather than general.






14. Label - such as "contents" (Table is in design aspect only) - Logo - Slogan - Historical reference - Date of publication - Listing of editorial staff - Associate affiliations - Masthead (Post Office info - etc.)






15. 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






16. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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17. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.






18. Public editor






19. Story budget

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20. Managing editor






21. Qualified privilege






22. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.






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

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24. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)






25. What's the key to plural possessives?






26. Reputation is...

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27. Fair comment and criticism






28. Style






29. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.






30. Basic format (colors; yellow border on Nat Geo) - Logo and ancillary info (tagline [i.e. GQ Look smart - Live sharp] - price - vol # - issue date) - Illustration (in a generic sense - any kind of art or visual) - Cover lines ("sell lines -" "cover bl






31. 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.






32. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism






33. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality






34. Grammar






35. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar






36. Dash






37. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.






38. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.






39. Web sites must be easy to...






40. Absolute privilege






41. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.






42. When is 'that' used?






43. 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






44. What's the exception to the order of attribution?






45. 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






46. What protects journalistics & how?






47. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.






48. Loopwhole journalism






49. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.






50. Where should attribution go?