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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Web sites need...






2. Actual malice

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3. What word should be used in attribution?






4. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes






5. 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






6. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)






7. 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.






8. Indefinite pronouns






9. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important






10. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.






11. 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






12. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert






13. Style






14. Web sites must be easy to...






15. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides






16. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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17. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.






18. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.






19. Dash






20. Public editor






21. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb






22. Web blog or Journal style






23. News values






24. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.






25. Whites will soon make up...






26. 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






27. Managing editor






28. A personal story rather than general.






29. Opening spread






30. When are relative pronouns like who used?






31. Basic ideals editors must adhere to






32. When should the time element appear?






33. 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






34. Correlative conjunctions






35. Absolute privilege






36. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.






37. When is 'who/whoever' used?






38. Coordinating conjunctions






39. Steps in the editing process






40. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.






41. Grammar






42. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.






43. Hypen






44. What are the types of verbals?






45. Why should you use quotes?






46. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.






47. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest






48. Fair use






49. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy






50. What's the exception to the order of attribution?







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