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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

2. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?
Less than half of the U.S. population
Covers (magazines)
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
General rules about direct quotes

3. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
When to use direct quotes

4. When is 'which' used?
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Passive voice
said

5. 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
Fact checking
External blurbs (magazines)
How to critique articles
Second day stories

6. Executive producer
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Guidelines for photo captions
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

7. Lists (step-by-step; recipes are SJ) - Subheads - Blurbs - Sidebars and boxes - Charts and graphics
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Pluralize then make it possessive
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Link unequal sentence elements

8. Steps in the editing process
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
Anyone - either ususally singular
Feature well (magazines)
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

9. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
External blurbs (magazines)
General rules about direct quotes
Cliche

10. Web sites need...
Heart
How to critique articles
Pluralize then make it possessive
Distinct tone and identity

11. Absolute privilege
Navigate so users can find info
Verbals
Basic Journalistic Values
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings

12. What's the best defense against libel?
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Truth.
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny

13. Correlative conjunctions
Niche
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Less than half of the U.S. population
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

14. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Second day stories
Niche

15. 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
Jargon
Slang
relative. The dead can't be libeled.

16. What's the key to plural possessives?
Pluralize then make it possessive
Commercial databases
Display copy (magazines)
How to critique articles

17. Opening spread
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Feature well (magazines)
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
A benefit

18. Collective noun
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Truth.
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.

19. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Second day stories
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Quotes in print
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info

20. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Redundancy
Kinds of blurbs
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

21. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Internal blurbs (magazines)
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Conversation model

22. Design/layout editors
Fact checking
Feature well (magazines)
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

23. 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?
How to critique articles
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Bias
Less than half of the U.S. population

24. Groups 'pull' you to the discussion at a shared site.
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Pull
Guidelines for photo captions
Fact checking

25. When should the time element appear?
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Display copy (magazines)
grammar and style
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

26. Dash
Guidelines for photo captions
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

27. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
How well does it say it?
Explanatory approach
Journalism roles
Criteria to evaluate stories

28. Where should attribution go?
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
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.

29. What are the types of verbals?
Set up lead
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
What quotes add to a story

30. What's the order for attribution?
Feeds/wire
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Why quotes are important
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings

31. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
Partial or orphan quotes
Creative Titles (magazines)
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
Niche

32. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
External blurbs (magazines)
Active voice
When to use direct quotes

33. Subordinating conjunctions
Link unequal sentence elements
Journalism roles
Basic Journalistic Values
Niche

34. What protects journalistics & how?
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Coverlines
Ads
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.

35. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Push technology
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Parrot
Jargon

36. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.
Service journalism
Devices and techniques for service journalism
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Civic journalism

37. Damages
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
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.
relative. The dead can't be libeled.

38. Style
Quotes in print
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
First degree words

39. Fair comment and criticism
Service journalism
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Partial or orphan quotes
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.

40. 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
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Cliche
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process

41. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
First degree words
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
When to use direct quotes

42. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
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
Conversation model
How to critique articles
Cliche

43. When are commas used?
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.
Cliche
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
Ads

44. When are relative pronouns like who used?
Display copy (magazines)
To introduce clauses.
Redundancy
Distinct tone and identity

45. Story budget

46. Grammar
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Metaphor
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
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories

47. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.
Principles of service journalism
How to critique articles
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Info boxes

48. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
If they're relevant to the story
Layering
Jargon
Set up lead

49. Public editor
Basic Journalistic Values
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
grammar and style
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process

50. 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.
Listservs
Cliche
Distinct tone and identity
Partial or orphan quotes