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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. 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






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






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






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






5. When are relative pronouns like who used?






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






7. What's the key to plural possessives?






8. Whites will soon make up...






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






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






11. Libel






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






13. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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






15. Executive producer






16. 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






17. Label - such as "contents" (Table is in design aspect only) - Logo - Slogan - Historical reference - Date of publication - Listing of editorial staff - Associate affiliations - Masthead (Post Office info - etc.)






18. Correlative conjunctions






19. 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






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






21. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story






22. 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.






23. 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






24. Publisher/Manager

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






26. Design/layout editors






27. Actual malice

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






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






30. Style






31. Qualified privilege






32. What are the standards of a copy editor?






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






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






35. Loopwhole journalism






36. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.






37. Tape editors






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






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






40. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.






41. When are commas used?






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






43. 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






44. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead







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