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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Race
Active voice

2. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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3. Fair use
Mission statement (magazines)
Slang
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

4. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Contemporary news value
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Distinct tone and identity
Push technology

5. Titles should promise...
A benefit
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

6. Style
Fairness - ethics - decency
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
Set up lead

7. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.
Redundancy
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
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.
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations

8. Public editor
Set up lead
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
said

9. News values
Contemporary news value
Kinds of blurbs
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Basic Journalistic Values

10. 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 shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
If they're relevant to the story
To introduce clauses.
How to critique articles

11. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
Internal blurbs (magazines)
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
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Inverted pyramid

12. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
Niche
Creative Titles (magazines)
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Dollar bill rule(magazines)

13. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
First degree words
Fact checking
What quotes add to a story
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.

14. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.
Slang
Bias
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
4 elements of covers (magazines)

15. Executive producer
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Truth.
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

16. Absolute privilege
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Photo captions
Push technology
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings

17. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.
Jargon
Active voice
Criteria to evaluate stories
External blurbs (magazines)

18. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
Inverted pyramid
Journalism roles
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Fact checking

19. When is 'which' used?
What quotes add to a story
To introduce clauses.
External blurbs (magazines)
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details

20. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
How well does it say it?
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Jargon

21. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Redundancy
Second day stories
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

22. Tape editors
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Active voice
Display copy (magazines)

23. Loopwhole journalism
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Metaphor
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play

24. What's the order for attribution?
Attribution
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Covers (magazines)
What quotes add to a story

25. Reputation is...

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26. Coordinating conjunctions
Characteristics of news
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Layering

27. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Cliche
Pull
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Service journalism

28. Steps in the editing process
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
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
Distinct tone and identity
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

29. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality
Fact checking
Mission statement (magazines)
Quotes in print
A benefit

30. What's the key to plural possessives?
Anyone - either ususally singular
Pluralize then make it possessive
What quotes add to a story
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

31. Qualified privilege
Metaphor
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

32. Grammar
Set up lead
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Feeds/wire
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

33. 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
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Basic Journalistic Values
Niche
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.

34. Dash
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
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process

35. When are commas used?
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Service journalism
Inverted pyramid
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.

36. 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
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Links letters or words together
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

37. What's the best defense against libel?
Why quotes are important
Repurposing
Pluralize then make it possessive
Truth.

38. Web sites must be easy to...
Fact checking
Navigate so users can find info
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Internal blurbs (magazines)

39. What word should be used in attribution?
Journalism roles
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
said

40. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.
Layering
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Dollar bill rule(magazines)

41. 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
Mission statement (magazines)
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Service journalism
Principles of service journalism

42. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
Photo captions
Repurposing
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Criteria to evaluate stories

43. Convergence of media
Heart
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Service journalism
Display copy (magazines)

44. When is 'who/whoever' used?
Principles of service journalism
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
relative. The dead can't be libeled.

45. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.
Display copy (magazines)
Bias
Civic journalism
How well does it say it?

46. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
How to critique articles
Layering
Niche
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.

47. Brings news to you
Active voice
Civic journalism
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Push technology

48. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story
Cliche
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Kinds of blurbs
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

49. Whites will soon make up...
Redundancy
Slang
Mission statement (magazines)
Less than half of the U.S. population

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.
Second day stories
What quotes add to a story
Listservs
Race