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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
grammar and style
Parrot
Repurposing
Bias

2. What are the standards of a copy editor?
grammar and style
Second day stories
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

3. Sidebar
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Attribution
Coverlines

4. 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
Niche
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
A benefit

5. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Info boxes
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
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

6. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)
Commercial databases
Redundancy
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Why quotes are important

7. 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.
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Listservs
Layering
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

8. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Photo captions
Repurposing
Anyone - either ususally singular
Characteristics of news

9. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes
Race
Basic Journalistic Values
Anyone - either ususally singular
General rules about direct quotes

10. Titles should promise...
A benefit
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Guidelines for photo captions

11. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Parrot
Pluralize then make it possessive
Mission statement (magazines)

12. Essential part of credibility - Has to do with someone (not the writer or reporting) re-reporting the factual info - Magazines have more extensive fact checking than newspapers (more time for turnaround) - Fact checkers also called research editors/e
Fact checking
Passive voice
Race
If they're relevant to the story

13. What's the best defense against libel?
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Truth.

14. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
grammar and style
External blurbs (magazines)
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

15. Grammar
Redundancy
Slang
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

16. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.
Usenet
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
said
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

17. Fair comment and criticism
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
If they're relevant to the story

18. Subordinating conjunctions
How well does it say it?
Link unequal sentence elements
Repurposing
Civic journalism

19. Groups 'pull' you to the discussion at a shared site.
Feeds/wire
Pull
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Display copy (magazines)

20. Steps in the editing process
Quotes in print
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
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
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

21. Correlative conjunctions
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Civic journalism
Partial or orphan quotes

22. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Service journalism
Commercial databases
Fairness - ethics - decency
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.

23. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
If they're relevant to the story
Pluralize then make it possessive
Cliche
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said

24. Figure of speech that places a word or prhase in a fresh context to clarify or make point in a creative way. Be on your guard in usage.
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Metaphor
Link unequal sentence elements
When to use direct quotes

25. Coordinating conjunctions
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Fact checking
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details

26. More historical context and common ground for opposing views.
Covers (magazines)
Second day stories
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Explanatory approach

27. News values
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Passive voice
said
Active voice

28. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Quotes in print
Metaphor
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

29. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Guidelines for photo captions
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

30. Fair use
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Race
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Metaphor

31. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides
Link unequal sentence elements
To introduce clauses.
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Conversation model

32. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
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.
Passive voice

33. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.
Slang
Attribution
Basic Journalistic Values
Set up lead

34. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
Explanatory approach
Parrot
Set up lead
External blurbs (magazines)

35. Actual malice

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36. What are the types of verbals?
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Guidelines for photo captions
Pluralize then make it possessive
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

37. When is 'which' used?
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Metaphor
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

38. When are relative pronouns like who used?
Devices and techniques for service journalism
To introduce clauses.
Link unequal sentence elements
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said

39. Reputation is...

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40. Design/layout editors
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Mission statement (magazines)
Covers (magazines)

41. Hypen
Links letters or words together
Coverlines
How to critique articles
Guidelines for photo captions

42. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
Active voice
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Distinct tone and identity
Dollar bill rule(magazines)

43. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Pluralize then make it possessive
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 long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

44. Web sites need...
Explanatory approach
Info boxes
Distinct tone and identity
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.

45. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Jargon
working from large blocks to smaller blocks

46. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Contemporary news value
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories

47. When is 'that' used?
Conversation model
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
Contemporary news value

48. 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
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
To introduce clauses.
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Redundancy

49. What's the key to plural possessives?
Link unequal sentence elements
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Pluralize then make it possessive
Listservs

50. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Attribution
Guidelines for photo captions
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.