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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Why should you use quotes?
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Second day stories

2. Coordinating conjunctions
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Set up lead
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

3. Tape editors
Why quotes are important
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
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Repurposing

4. Label - such as "contents" (Table is in design aspect only) - Logo - Slogan - Historical reference - Date of publication - Listing of editorial staff - Associate affiliations - Masthead (Post Office info - etc.)
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Kinds of blurbs
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

5. Hypen
General rules about direct quotes
Metaphor
said
Links letters or words together

6. When are relative pronouns like who used?
Anyone - either ususally singular
To introduce clauses.
Why quotes are important
Kinds of blurbs

7. Fair use
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
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
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

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?
A benefit
Coverlines
How to critique articles
Service journalism

9. News values
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Anyone - either ususally singular
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest

10. 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
Fairness - ethics - decency
Pluralize then make it possessive
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said

11. What's the order for attribution?
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Listservs
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.

12. Web blog or Journal style
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Passive voice
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
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.

13. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Feeds/wire
Race
Metaphor

14. When is 'which' used?
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Inverted pyramid
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.

15. Executive producer
Criteria to evaluate stories
Covers (magazines)
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

16. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)
Covers (magazines)
Anyone - either ususally singular
A benefit
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

17. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Why quotes are important
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

18. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.
Usenet
Photo captions
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Heart

19. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
Distinct tone and identity
Bias
Navigate so users can find info
relative. The dead can't be libeled.

20. What's the best defense against libel?
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Truth.
Listservs
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

21. Titles should promise...
A benefit
Parrot
Race
Metaphor

22. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Ads
Cliche
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.

23. 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
Ads
Distinct tone and identity
Display copy (magazines)
Repurposing

24. Whites will soon make up...
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Layering
Less than half of the U.S. population
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community

25. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
When to use direct quotes
Attribution
Verbals
Internal blurbs (magazines)

26. Web sites must be easy to...
Verbals
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Navigate so users can find info
said

27. Design/layout editors
Push technology
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Criteria to evaluate stories
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story

28. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Service journalism
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
Repurposing
relative. The dead can't be libeled.

29. More historical context and common ground for opposing views.
Attribution
Explanatory approach
Mission statement (magazines)
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

30. Absolute privilege
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Info boxes
Active voice
Journalism roles

31. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Second day stories
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
General rules about direct quotes
Slang

32. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Distinct tone and identity
Link unequal sentence elements
Coverlines

33. 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.
Niche
Fairness - ethics - decency
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

34. Story budget

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35. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Fairness - ethics - decency
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Coverlines
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

36. What are the standards of a copy editor?
Push technology
Guidelines for photo captions
grammar and style
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

37. 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
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Internal blurbs (magazines)
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings

38. Correlative conjunctions
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
4 elements of covers (magazines)

39. 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
Service journalism
4 elements of covers (magazines)
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
When to use direct quotes

40. 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
Service journalism
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Push technology

41. A personal story rather than general.
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
Jargon
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Heart

42. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

43. When are commas used?
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
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.
Kinds of blurbs
Navigate so users can find info

44. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
Criteria to evaluate stories
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Quotes in print

45. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.
Conversation model
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Ads

46. 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
General rules about direct quotes
How to critique articles
Quotes in print
Slang

47. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Niche
Characteristics of news

48. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.
Jargon
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Verbals
Internal blurbs (magazines)

49. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
A benefit
External blurbs (magazines)
Set up lead
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts

50. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.
Basic Journalistic Values
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Civic journalism
Verbals