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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Actual malice

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2. Web sites must be easy to...
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
If they're relevant to the story
Navigate so users can find info
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories

3. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Second day stories
Slang
Dollar bill rule(magazines)

4. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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5. 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
Inverted pyramid
Active voice
Display copy (magazines)
Verbals

6. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
If they're relevant to the story
Characteristics of news

7. What's the key to plural possessives?
Journalism roles
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Layering
Pluralize then make it possessive

8. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Dollar bill rule(magazines)

9. Managing editor
Principles of service journalism
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Partial or orphan quotes
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny

10. Credibility by telling exactly what witnesses see - experts say - etc. - Enliven and dramatize - Reveal personality
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
What quotes add to a story
Cliche
Truth.

11. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
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.
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Set up lead

12. Damages
Criteria to evaluate stories
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Niche
Creative Titles (magazines)

13. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Info boxes
Creative Titles (magazines)
Feature well (magazines)

14. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
Coverlines
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Link unequal sentence elements
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

15. Sidebar
Repurposing
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Kinds of blurbs

16. Where should attribution go?
Feature well (magazines)
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Anyone - either ususally singular

17. What's the best defense against libel?
Creative Titles (magazines)
Second day stories
Truth.
Partial or orphan quotes

18. Design/layout editors
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Metaphor

19. Indefinite pronouns
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Anyone - either ususally singular
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Partial or orphan quotes

20. Correlative conjunctions
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
What quotes add to a story
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

21. 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
Guidelines for photo captions
Pluralize then make it possessive
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest

22. 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
Active voice
Links letters or words together
Listservs
Quotes in print

23. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Photo captions
Cliche
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank

24. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Jargon
Navigate so users can find info
Link unequal sentence elements

25. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
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
Fact checking
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations

26. Libel
How well does it say it?
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Link unequal sentence elements

27. Titles should promise...
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Conversation model
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
A benefit

28. Subordinating conjunctions
Link unequal sentence elements
Less than half of the U.S. population
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.

29. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)
4 elements of covers (magazines)
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Covers (magazines)
How well does it say it?

30. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Characteristics of news
Contemporary news value
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Mission statement (magazines)

31. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.
Passive voice
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Fact checking
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest

32. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
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
When to use direct quotes
To introduce clauses.

33. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Feeds/wire
Ads
What quotes add to a story

34. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes
General rules about direct quotes
Anyone - either ususally singular
Set up lead
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories

35. 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.
said
Verbals
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase

36. Hypen
grammar and style
Creative Titles (magazines)
Links letters or words together
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.

37. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)
Race
Jargon
Why quotes are important
Journalism roles

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

39. 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
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

40. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Cliche
Coverlines
Link unequal sentence elements

41. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
External blurbs (magazines)
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

42. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.
Usenet
Passive voice
Basic Journalistic Values
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said

43. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.
Feeds/wire
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Commercial databases
Ads

44. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.
Verbals
How to critique articles
Contemporary news value
Photo captions

45. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
Metaphor
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Niche
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

46. When are commas used?
grammar and style
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
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
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.

47. When is 'that' used?
Mission statement (magazines)
Ads
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence

48. 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
Pull
Basic Journalistic Values
Heart
To introduce clauses.

49. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Pull
Usenet
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Second day stories

50. Brings news to you
Push technology
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.
What quotes add to a story
Parrot