News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Whites will soon make up...
Coverlines
Mission statement (magazines)
Contemporary news value
Less than half of the U.S. population


2. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.
Bias
Inverted pyramid
Truth.
Info boxes


3. When are commas used?
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.
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Heart
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4. Sidebar
Second day stories
How well does it say it?
External blurbs (magazines)
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story


5. 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?
Contemporary news value
Anyone - either ususally singular
How to critique articles
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story


6. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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7. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
Commercial databases
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Creative Titles (magazines)


8. When is 'who/whoever' used?
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
grammar and style
Why quotes are important


9. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
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
Partial or orphan quotes
Set up lead


10. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Criteria to evaluate stories
Characteristics of news
Conversation model


11. 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
Push technology
Service journalism
Internal blurbs (magazines)
said


12. Correlative conjunctions
Kinds of blurbs
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Distinct tone and identity


13. A personal story rather than general.
Civic journalism
Heart
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
Less than half of the U.S. population


14. 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.)
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Second day stories
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth


15. 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
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Info boxes
Quotes in print


16. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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17. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
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.
First degree words
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution


18. Public editor
Inverted pyramid
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
What quotes add to a story


19. Story budget

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20. Managing editor
External blurbs (magazines)
Explanatory approach
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
When to use direct quotes


21. Qualified privilege
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Pluralize then make it possessive
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.
Push technology


22. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Feeds/wire
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
To introduce clauses.


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

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24. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)
Why quotes are important
Fairness - ethics - decency
Civic journalism
Criteria to evaluate stories


25. What's the key to plural possessives?
Pluralize then make it possessive
Navigate so users can find info
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings


26. Reputation is...

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27. Fair comment and criticism
Redundancy
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence


28. Style
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Coverlines
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Usenet


29. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.
Slang
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.
Usenet
Info boxes


30. 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
Passive voice
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Devices and techniques for service journalism
4 elements of covers (magazines)


31. 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.
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Listservs
Commercial databases
Conversation model


32. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
Conversation model
Journalism roles
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Attribution


33. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality
Mission statement (magazines)
Less than half of the U.S. population
First degree words
Attribution


34. Grammar
Feature well (magazines)
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Partial or orphan quotes


35. 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
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Cliche


36. Dash
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
General rules about direct quotes
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info


37. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Anyone - either ususally singular
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Bias


38. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
Navigate so users can find info
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Passive voice
Niche


39. Web sites must be easy to...
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
If they're relevant to the story
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Navigate so users can find info


40. Absolute privilege
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
said
Anyone - either ususally singular
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings


41. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.
Slang
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
said
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.


42. When is 'that' used?
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Slang


43. 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
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Guidelines for photo captions
Devices and techniques for service journalism


44. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Attribution
Mission statement (magazines)
Listservs


45. 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
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Pluralize then make it possessive


46. What protects journalistics & how?
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Covers (magazines)
Feature well (magazines)
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.


47. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.
What quotes add to a story
Active voice
Contemporary news value
Anyone - either ususally singular


48. Loopwhole journalism
Redundancy
Parrot
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Kinds of blurbs


49. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Cliche
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Link unequal sentence elements
Repurposing


50. Where should attribution go?
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
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How well does it say it?