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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Dash






2. Actual malice

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3. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.






4. Steps in the editing process






5. When is 'whom/whomever' used?






6. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar






7. News values






8. What's the best defense against libel?






9. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.






10. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?






11. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?






12. 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






13. More historical context and common ground for opposing views.






14. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.






15. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.






16. 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






17. When is 'that' used?






18. Correlative conjunctions






19. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy






20. What are the standards of a copy editor?






21. Tape editors






22. Whites will soon make up...






23. Titles should promise...






24. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism






25. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value






26. Managing editor






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






28. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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29. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?






30. Web sites need...






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






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






33. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.






34. Convergence of media






35. When should references to someone's heritage - gender - sexuality or disability be included?

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36. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.






37. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)






38. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.






39. Groups 'pull' you to the discussion at a shared site.






40. A personal story rather than general.






41. Web sites must be easy to...






42. Public editor






43. Qualified privilege






44. 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






45. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)






46. Fair use






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






48. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.






49. When are commas used?






50. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story