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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Opening spread
Feature well (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
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Listservs

2. 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
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Guidelines for photo captions
A benefit
grammar and style

3. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.
Layering
Info boxes
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.

4. Dash
Parrot
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Verbals
Link unequal sentence elements

5. Design/layout editors
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Feature well (magazines)
Repurposing

6. Actual malice

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7. When is 'that' used?
Pull
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
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
Active voice

8. 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?
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Contemporary news value
How to critique articles

9. Titles should promise...
A benefit
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
Criteria to evaluate stories
Navigate so users can find info

10. What's the key to plural possessives?
Pluralize then make it possessive
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Quotes in print
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story

11. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.
Active voice
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details

12. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Truth.
Navigate so users can find info
Principles of service journalism
Second day stories

13. Absolute privilege
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Quotes in print
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest

14. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.
Fact checking
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Jargon

15. Public editor
Front of book (FOB - 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
Journalism roles
said

16. Collective noun
Truth.
Set up lead
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
4 elements of covers (magazines)

17. 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
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
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
To introduce clauses.
Principles of service journalism

18. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Listservs
Mission statement (magazines)
Conversation model

19. 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
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Photo captions
Creative Titles (magazines)
4 elements of covers (magazines)

20. 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
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Service journalism
Jargon
Partial or orphan quotes

21. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Set up lead
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Attribution
What quotes add to a story

22. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.
Feeds/wire
Contemporary news value
Fact checking
Redundancy

23. Lists (step-by-step; recipes are SJ) - Subheads - Blurbs - Sidebars and boxes - Charts and graphics
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Truth.
Navigate so users can find info
Devices and techniques for service journalism

24. 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
External blurbs (magazines)
Active voice
Quotes in print
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

25. Correlative conjunctions
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Feature well (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.
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

26. What protects journalistics & how?
Repurposing
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Inverted pyramid

27. News values
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Usenet
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Redundancy

28. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
Niche
Creative Titles (magazines)
Fact checking
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.

29. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Attribution
Bias
Repurposing
Inverted pyramid

30. Libel
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Partial or orphan quotes
Verbals
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

31. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Contemporary news value
Criteria to evaluate stories
Basic Journalistic Values
Pluralize then make it possessive

32. Coordinating conjunctions
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

33. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Fairness - ethics - decency
Commercial databases
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories

34. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
When to use direct quotes
Jargon
Second day stories

35. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
Criteria to evaluate stories
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Niche
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.

36. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.
Journalism roles
Redundancy
Ads
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.

37. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Feeds/wire
Less than half of the U.S. population
How well does it say it?

38. What word should be used in attribution?
Anyone - either ususally singular
said
Why quotes are important
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info

39. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
First degree words
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

40. What's the best defense against libel?
Race
Truth.
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story

41. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Criteria to evaluate stories
Pluralize then make it possessive

42. Tape editors
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
External blurbs (magazines)

43. Fair comment and criticism
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Pull
Feeds/wire

44. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
Coverlines
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Ads
Partial or orphan quotes

45. When are relative pronouns like who used?
To introduce clauses.
External blurbs (magazines)
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
First degree words

46. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Coverlines
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Cliche

47. Reputation is...

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48. Story budget

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49. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Journalism roles
Feeds/wire

50. Where should attribution go?
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Set up lead
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Only one attribution and after the first sentence

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