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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Grammar
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Guidelines for photo captions

2. Executive producer
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Feature well (magazines)
Set up lead
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

3. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Anyone - either ususally singular
Feeds/wire
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Attribution

4. Dash
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Quotes in print
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.

5. Web sites need...
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Jargon
Inverted pyramid
Distinct tone and identity

6. What's the key to plural possessives?
Links letters or words together
Pluralize then make it possessive
Bias
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play

7. What's the order for attribution?
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.
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Link unequal sentence elements
Listservs

8. Collective noun
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
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.
A benefit

9. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Set up lead
Why quotes are important
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Second day stories

10. Coordinating conjunctions
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Fact checking
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank

11. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Layering
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community

12. 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.
General rules about direct quotes
Journalism roles
Feature well (magazines)

13. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
First degree words
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.

14. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.
Photo captions
Verbals
Display copy (magazines)
External blurbs (magazines)

15. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story
Civic journalism
If they're relevant to the story
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Kinds of blurbs

16. When are relative pronouns like who used?
Journalism roles
said
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
To introduce clauses.

17. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
Principles of service journalism
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Coverlines
Civic journalism

18. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.
Redundancy
Info boxes
Partial or orphan quotes
To introduce clauses.

19. Hypen
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Links letters or words together
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info

20. Groups 'pull' you to the discussion at a shared site.
When to use direct quotes
Display copy (magazines)
Pull
Civic journalism

21. Correlative conjunctions
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Guidelines for photo captions
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
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

22. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.
Civic journalism
Redundancy
Niche
Metaphor

23. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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24. Publisher/Manager

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25. Whites will soon make up...
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Display copy (magazines)
How well does it say it?
Less than half of the U.S. population

26. What are the standards of a copy editor?
Active voice
Niche
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
grammar and style

27. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Fact checking
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
working from large blocks to smaller blocks

28. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
Service journalism
Truth.
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.
Criteria to evaluate stories

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

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30. Style
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
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

31. In essence - anything from the text but the story (Title - deck - head - subhead - pull quotes - bylines - blurbs - captions - etc.) - Used to draw readers into a story - Stats reinforce display copy and visuals
Distinct tone and identity
Cliche
When to use direct quotes
Display copy (magazines)

32. Brings news to you
Cliche
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Push technology
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.

33. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.
Race
Partial or orphan quotes
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details

34. 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
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Characteristics of news
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Guidelines for photo captions

35. Public editor
Slang
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Covers (magazines)
Pluralize then make it possessive

36. What are the types of verbals?
Less than half of the U.S. population
How well does it say it?
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

37. What's the best defense against libel?
Listservs
Principles of service journalism
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Truth.

38. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
How to critique articles
Creative Titles (magazines)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Active voice

39. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Metaphor
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Commercial databases

40. Fair use
Guidelines for photo captions
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
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

41. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Parrot
Navigate so users can find info
Layering
Second day stories

42. Web sites must be easy to...
Redundancy
Navigate so users can find info
Pluralize then make it possessive
Verbals

43. When is 'that' used?
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Fact checking
Anyone - either ususally singular
Fairness - ethics - decency

44. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
What quotes add to a story
Characteristics of news

45. Convergence of media
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Contemporary news value
External blurbs (magazines)
Photo captions

46. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
Metaphor
Photo captions
Service journalism
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable

47. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
Listservs
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
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

48. Story budget

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49. Absolute privilege
Link unequal sentence elements
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.

50. Fair comment and criticism
Jargon
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Coverlines