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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Coverlines

2. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Commercial databases
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial 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

3. Web sites need...
Explanatory approach
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Distinct tone and identity
Cliche

4. Tape editors
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Links letters or words together
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.

5. 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
Passive voice
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Slang
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.

6. 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
How to critique articles
Cliche
Quotes in print
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

7. Hypen
Display copy (magazines)
Links letters or words together
Creative Titles (magazines)
Listservs

8. What protects journalistics & how?
When to use direct quotes
Navigate so users can find info
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Why quotes are important

9. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Creative Titles (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.

10. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Slang
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

11. 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
Bias
Principles of service journalism
Coverlines
Inverted pyramid

12. When are commas used?
Passive voice
What quotes add to a story
Fact checking
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.

13. Story budget

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14. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story
Explanatory approach
Listservs
Layering
Kinds of blurbs

15. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.
Layering
Quotes in print
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
4 elements of covers (magazines)

16. What are the standards of a copy editor?
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Journalism roles
Distinct tone and identity
grammar and style

17. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Cliche
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Parrot

18. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
External blurbs (magazines)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
To introduce clauses.
Layering

19. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
Info boxes
Slang
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Civic journalism

20. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
Partial or orphan quotes
said
Passive voice
How well does it say it?

21. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Attribution
Parrot
Active voice
Coverlines

22. 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
Commercial databases
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Guidelines for photo captions

23. When is 'that' used?
Cliche
Race
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Less than half of the U.S. population

24. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
said
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Explanatory approach
4 elements of covers (magazines)

25. Collective noun
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
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
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
External blurbs (magazines)

26. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Feeds/wire
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Attribution
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny

27. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
Journalism roles
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
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
Bias

28. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality
Contemporary news value
Redundancy
Mission statement (magazines)
relative. The dead can't be libeled.

29. 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
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
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
Second day stories

30. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
Why quotes are important
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Set up lead
Race

31. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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32. Whites will soon make up...
Less than half of the U.S. population
A benefit
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.
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence

33. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert
Cliche
Characteristics of news
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

34. Publisher/Manager

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35. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.
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
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Ads
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. 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
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info

37. Correlative conjunctions
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Active voice

38. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
General rules about direct quotes
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Conversation model
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest

39. Sidebar
A benefit
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Verbals

40. Brings news to you
Cliche
Push technology
Quotes in print
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

41. Style
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Journalism roles
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

42. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Parrot
Race
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.

43. Web blog or Journal style
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Link unequal sentence elements
First degree words
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank

44. Libel
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Truth.
Commercial databases

45. Actual malice

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46. Executive producer
said
Truth.
Covers (magazines)
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations

47. 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)
Devices and techniques for service journalism
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

48. Design/layout editors
Basic Journalistic Values
Journalism roles
Service journalism
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

49. Fair comment and criticism
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
First degree words
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

50. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Basic Journalistic Values
Repurposing
Internal blurbs (magazines)