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1. Steps in the editing process
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
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations

2. Titles should promise...
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Cliche
Guidelines for photo captions
A benefit

3. Loopwhole journalism
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Less than half of the U.S. population
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings

4. When is 'which' used?
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Pluralize then make it possessive
Bias

5. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Display copy (magazines)
Anyone - either ususally singular
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence

6. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Repurposing
Creative Titles (magazines)
Fact checking

7. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
said
Attribution
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

8. Executive producer
If they're relevant to the story
grammar and style
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.

9. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Redundancy
Partial or orphan quotes
Bias

10. What's the key to plural possessives?
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Pluralize then make it possessive
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

11. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story
Kinds of blurbs
Criteria to evaluate stories
Ads
Inverted pyramid

12. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Criteria to evaluate stories
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Mission statement (magazines)

13. Web sites need...
Less than half of the U.S. population
Conversation model
Distinct tone and identity
Creative Titles (magazines)

14. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Fact checking
Contemporary news value
Feeds/wire

15. Style
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Listservs
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Heart

16. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Repurposing
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

17. When is 'who/whoever' used?
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.

18. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.
How well does it say it?
Slang
What quotes add to a story
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings

19. Grammar
Quotes in print
Display copy (magazines)
Feature well (magazines)
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

20. Whites will soon make up...
Niche
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Less than half of the U.S. population
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.

21. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
Truth.
Set up lead
Mission statement (magazines)
Push technology

22. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
Usenet
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Race

23. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
Coverlines
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest

24. Dash
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Display copy (magazines)
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank

25. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.
General rules about direct quotes
Kinds of blurbs
Layering
Attribution

26. A personal story rather than general.
A benefit
Parrot
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Heart

27. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Race
Inverted pyramid

28. What are the standards of a copy editor?
Display copy (magazines)
Slang
grammar and style
First degree words

29. What's the best defense against libel?
Guidelines for photo captions
Truth.
When to use direct quotes
Display copy (magazines)

30. 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
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Guidelines for photo captions

31. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
Creative Titles (magazines)
When to use direct quotes
Display copy (magazines)
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play

32. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
Basic Journalistic Values
External blurbs (magazines)
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Principles of service journalism

33. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
How well does it say it?
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

34. 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
Journalism roles
Display copy (magazines)
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Passive voice

35. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Heart
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
First degree words

36. Brings news to you
Push technology
First degree words
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

37. Web sites must be easy to...
Navigate so users can find info
First degree words
Fairness - ethics - decency
Set up lead

38. What protects journalistics & how?
Metaphor
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Basic Journalistic Values

39. 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.)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Photo captions
Contemporary news value
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories

40. 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)
Commercial databases
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community

41. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.
Distinct tone and identity
Basic Journalistic Values
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Usenet

42. Managing editor
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Link unequal sentence elements
Kinds of blurbs

43. Coordinating conjunctions
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Display copy (magazines)
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank

44. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes
Service journalism
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
General rules about direct quotes
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

45. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Jargon
Bias
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

46. Subordinating conjunctions
Principles of service journalism
Creative Titles (magazines)
Link unequal sentence elements
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

47. Sidebar
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Listservs
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story

48. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Bias
When to use direct quotes
Fact checking
How well does it say it?

49. Fair use
Coverlines
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

50. 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
Internal blurbs (magazines)
said
grammar and style
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.

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