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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Loopwhole journalism
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Feeds/wire
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

2. Tape editors
General rules about direct quotes
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.

3. Actual malice

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4. Why should you use quotes?
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Usenet
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Metaphor

5. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
How well does it say it?
Cliche
Niche
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story

6. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Passive voice
Kinds of blurbs
Creative Titles (magazines)

7. Whites will soon make up...
Set up lead
Less than half of the U.S. population
Characteristics of news
Partial or orphan quotes

8. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Fairness - ethics - decency
Explanatory approach
Race
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

9. Subordinating conjunctions
External blurbs (magazines)
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Link unequal sentence elements
To introduce clauses.

10. Fair comment and criticism
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
Less than half of the U.S. population
Quotes in print
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.

11. 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
Guidelines for photo captions
Info boxes
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Civic journalism

12. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.
Info boxes
grammar and style
Guidelines for photo captions
Fact checking

13. 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
Quotes in print
Bias
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings

14. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Active voice
External blurbs (magazines)
Inverted pyramid

15. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Coverlines
Links letters or words together
Contemporary news value
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.

16. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Active voice
Verbals
Slang

17. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
Explanatory approach
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Criteria to evaluate stories
Coverlines

18. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Mission statement (magazines)
Ads
Conversation model

19. When is 'that' used?
Mission statement (magazines)
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Fairness - ethics - decency

20. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
External blurbs (magazines)
Niche
Parrot

21. Reputation is...

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22. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.
Less than half of the U.S. population
Basic Journalistic Values
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Redundancy

23. Style
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Feature well (magazines)
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

24. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Photo captions
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Why quotes are important

25. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Contemporary news value
Info boxes
How well does it say it?
Verbals

26. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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27. Coordinating conjunctions
Distinct tone and identity
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Redundancy

28. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Second day stories
Metaphor

29. 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.
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Principles of service journalism

30. Qualified privilege
Set up lead
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Usenet

31. When is 'which' used?
Covers (magazines)
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Info boxes

32. Convergence of media
Photo captions
Parrot
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Journalism roles

33. 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
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Second day stories
Feature well (magazines)

34. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
General rules about direct quotes
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
First degree words

35. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
External blurbs (magazines)
Attribution
Ads
Internal blurbs (magazines)

36. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.
Ads
General rules about direct quotes
Guidelines for photo captions
Explanatory approach

37. Label - such as "contents" (Table is in design aspect only) - Logo - Slogan - Historical reference - Date of publication - Listing of editorial staff - Associate affiliations - Masthead (Post Office info - etc.)
Less than half of the U.S. population
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Photo captions
Navigate so users can find info

38. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.
Commercial databases
grammar and style
Contemporary news value
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts

39. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.
Partial or orphan quotes
Pluralize then make it possessive
Usenet
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

40. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
Partial or orphan quotes
General rules about direct quotes
Info boxes
Photo captions

41. 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
External blurbs (magazines)
Explanatory approach
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Service journalism

42. Groups 'pull' you to the discussion at a shared site.
General rules about direct quotes
Pull
Journalism roles
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

43. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
Set up lead
What quotes add to a story
Jargon
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.

44. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
Set up lead
Journalism roles
Push technology
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

45. Fair use
Contemporary news value
Usenet
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Set up lead

46. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?
Second day stories
Inverted pyramid
Guidelines for photo captions
working from large blocks to smaller blocks

47. Web sites must be easy to...
Internal blurbs (magazines)
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Navigate so users can find info
grammar and style

48. Libel
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Feeds/wire
Photo captions
First degree words

49. Lists (step-by-step; recipes are SJ) - Subheads - Blurbs - Sidebars and boxes - Charts and graphics
Set up lead
Photo captions
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Devices and techniques for service journalism

50. Brings news to you
Quotes in print
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Push technology
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth