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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Reputation is...

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2. What's the best defense against libel?
Quotes in print
Fairness - ethics - decency
Push technology
Truth.

3. Executive producer
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Basic Journalistic Values
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
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.

4. 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
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
General rules about direct quotes
Dollar bill rule(magazines)

5. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Pull
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Conversation model

6. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
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
A benefit
Set up lead

7. Brings news to you
Push technology
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
First degree words
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play

8. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Guidelines for photo captions
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Contemporary news value
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details

9. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Metaphor
Ads
Kinds of blurbs

10. Damages
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
First degree words
Creative Titles (magazines)

11. 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
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.
Second day stories
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Cliche

12. Managing editor
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Layering
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Metaphor

13. Libel
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Service journalism
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
What quotes add to a story

14. Convergence of media
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
If they're relevant to the story
Service journalism
Repurposing

15. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
Creative Titles (magazines)
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said

16. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
Characteristics of news
Race
grammar and style
Niche

17. What protects journalistics & how?
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Fact checking

18. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Set up lead
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
General rules about direct quotes

19. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Mission statement (magazines)
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Niche
How well does it say it?

20. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Mission statement (magazines)
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.

21. Collective noun
Parrot
If they're relevant to the story
Principles of service journalism
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.

22. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
Bias
Quotes in print
Layering
Journalism roles

23. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Service journalism
Links letters or words together
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase

24. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.
Layering
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank

25. Web sites need...
Pluralize then make it possessive
What quotes add to a story
Distinct tone and identity
Guidelines for photo captions

26. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Listservs
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

27. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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28. Whites will soon make up...
Less than half of the U.S. population
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Guidelines for photo captions

29. Fair use
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Active voice
Guidelines for photo captions
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

30. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Civic journalism
Fairness - ethics - decency
Commercial databases
Cliche

31. Sidebar
Quotes in print
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.

32. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Partial or orphan quotes
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

33. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
Service journalism
Coverlines
Layering
Only one attribution and after the first sentence

34. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.
Commercial databases
Pull
Criteria to evaluate stories
Slang

35. When should the time element appear?
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Photo captions
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Less than half of the U.S. population

36. 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?
Fact checking
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Niche
How to critique articles

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

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38. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
Race
Passive voice
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
When to use direct quotes

39. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
General rules about direct quotes
Parrot
Service journalism

40. Design/layout editors
Redundancy
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

41. 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.
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
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Pluralize then make it possessive

42. Absolute privilege
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Characteristics of news
Fairness - ethics - decency
Race

43. Why should you use quotes?
First degree words
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Less than half of the U.S. population
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

44. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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45. What word should be used in attribution?
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Metaphor
said
Front of book (FOB - magazines)

46. Grammar
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Display copy (magazines)
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
Attribution

47. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.
How to critique articles
Race
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings

48. Titles should promise...
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Listservs
A benefit
Metaphor

49. 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
Display copy (magazines)
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Commercial databases
Metaphor

50. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Set up lead
Only one attribution and after the first sentence