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News And Mag Editing Basics
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journalism-and-media
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
Creative Titles (magazines)
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Mission statement (magazines)
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
2. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Conversation model
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
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
3. Web blog or Journal style
Metaphor
Civic journalism
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
4. Damages
Service journalism
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Cliche
5. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
4 elements of covers (magazines)
grammar and style
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Coverlines
6. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Passive voice
Criteria to evaluate stories
Feeds/wire
Attribution
7. 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
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Mission statement (magazines)
Commercial databases
8. Design/layout editors
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
General rules about direct quotes
Metaphor
Info boxes
9. News values
Metaphor
Basic Journalistic Values
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
10. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Repurposing
Characteristics of news
Mission statement (magazines)
11. When should the time element appear?
Passive voice
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Commercial databases
Less than half of the U.S. population
12. Subordinating conjunctions
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Inverted pyramid
Link unequal sentence elements
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
13. Style
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
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 relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
14. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
Active voice
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
grammar and style
Bias
15. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
When to use direct quotes
said
16. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
External blurbs (magazines)
How well does it say it?
Display copy (magazines)
Active voice
17. 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?
Info boxes
How to critique articles
Links letters or words together
To introduce clauses.
18. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Second day stories
19. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Usenet
Commercial databases
20. 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
Principles of service journalism
How to critique articles
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Characteristics of news
21. What are the types of verbals?
External blurbs (magazines)
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
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
22. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story
Layering
Niche
Kinds of blurbs
Conversation model
23. What's the order for attribution?
Jargon
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
What quotes add to a story
Cliche
24. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
Mission statement (magazines)
Explanatory approach
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
4 elements of covers (magazines)
25. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
Explanatory approach
General rules about direct quotes
Set up lead
Mission statement (magazines)
26. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Layering
Criteria to evaluate stories
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
27. When should references to someone's heritage - gender - sexuality or disability be included?
28. Steps in the editing process
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
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
Civic journalism
Inverted pyramid
29. Grammar
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
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
grammar and style
30. Policy on accusers in sex crimes
31. 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
Coverlines
Mission statement (magazines)
Service journalism
Fact checking
32. 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
Mission statement (magazines)
Feeds/wire
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
33. Lists (step-by-step; recipes are SJ) - Subheads - Blurbs - Sidebars and boxes - Charts and graphics
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Conversation model
Explanatory approach
34. Groups 'pull' you to the discussion at a shared site.
said
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Pull
Truth.
35. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Inverted pyramid
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Metaphor
36. When is 'that' used?
Fairness - ethics - decency
If they're relevant to the story
Why quotes are important
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
37. A personal story rather than general.
Usenet
Heart
A benefit
Attribution
38. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Parrot
Attribution
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
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
39. Dash
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Listservs
40. 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
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
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Quotes in print
Bias
41. Collective noun
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Principles of service journalism
Journalism roles
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
42. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes
General rules about direct quotes
Verbals
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
43. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.
Jargon
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Heart
Feeds/wire
44. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.
Cliche
Verbals
Truth.
Fact checking
45. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
Link unequal sentence elements
First degree words
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Quotes in print
46. Web sites must be easy to...
Navigate so users can find info
To introduce clauses.
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
What quotes add to a story
47. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Repurposing
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Contemporary news value
Layering
48. Titles should promise...
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
A benefit
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
49. Fair comment and criticism
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
When to use direct quotes
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
50. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Listservs
working from large blocks to smaller blocks