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| What things will you look for when editing a story? |
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accuracy
fairness
facts
spelling and grammar
Is the news in the lead?
Organized?
Understandable?
Anything redundant or superfluous |
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| What makes a story newsworthy? |
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conflict
timeliness
proximity
prominence
human interest
relevance
unusualness |
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| verb form used as an adjective |
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| verb form that can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb with "to" |
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| Tom, as well as his mom, [is/are] going to come. |
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| The form, in addition to the check, [is/are] due soon. |
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| Jim or his parents [is/are] going to pay for it. |
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| Neither the children nor the mom [are/is] laughing. |
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"written defamation"
false statement that exposes people to hatred, ridicule, or contempt; lowers them in the esteem of their colleauges; causes them to be shunned; or injures them in their business or profession. |
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| a person who sues for libel must prove the following: |
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the statement was published
the plaintiff was identified in the statement
the statement was defamatory
the statement caused injury
the publisher was at fault in publishing the statement |
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| statement reached intended audience |
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| statement harmed the person's reputation |
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| statement resulted in general harm to subject / monetary loss |
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| The publisher demonstrated negligence in publishing the statement |
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Truth
Media has qualified privilege
Fair comment |
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| factual basis for opinion; first amendment protects opinion, but false and defamatory facts that underpin opinions are not protected |
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| Statement made in public forum; privilege applies only to statements made during forum |
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| can you prove it? must be able to prove with court testimony; affidavits etc. |
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| The most used libel defense: |
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| Public Figure must prove: |
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| reporter knew information was false or had serious doubts infor was true before publishing; disregard for the truth |
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| Qualified Privilege is when? where? |
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during official judicial, executive or legislative proceedings
during official public meetings
public records |
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elected or have substantial control over government functions
deliberately seek publicity
make their living appearing in public
people who deliberately try to influence the outcome of a public controversy |
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| __________ can be verified; ____________ cannot |
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| set of principles that govern the conduct of groups and individuals |
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| What is the first ethical duty as a journalist? |
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| Seek the truth and report accurately |
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| Potter Box steps to ethical decision making: |
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1. Define the situation
2. identify the value underlying the choices (what is the upside and downside of publishing?)
3. Appeal to a moral principle to help justify decision
4. Choose loyalties (responsiblity to the public? publication? victim?) |
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| based on a conviction that as human being we have certain moral rights and duties and that we should treat all other people as free and equal to ourselves; our actions are morally right then--Only if we can apply our reasoning universally using the same reasoning in any similar situation |
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| the greatest happiness for the greatest number |
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| the moderate and ethical position between two extremes; a compromise |
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| A judge may award judgment to the defendant without trial if: |
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both parties agree on the facts involved in the case
plaintiff can't meet burden of proof with "convincing clarity" |
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| reckless disregard for the truth |
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| Public plaintiff standard of fault: |
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| one who has or who the public perceives to have, substantial responsibility for , or control over, the conduct of governmental affairs or someone whose qualifications for a position are of public interest. |
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| two types of public figures: |
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all purpose public figures
limited public figures |
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| all purpose public figures |
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| people who achieve such pervasive fame or notoriety or who occupy a position of such pervasive power and influence that they are considered public figures for all purposes and in all contexts within their community |
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| these people, by their public statements and actions, have projected themselves into the arena public controversy and into the vortex of a question of pressing public concern in an attempt to influence the resolution of an issue |
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| Relative pronoun that is used to introduce essential clauses |
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| a verb that takes an object |
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| a word, phrase or clause that modifies the meaning of a noun or prounoun |
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| a connective that shows the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence |
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| a group of two or more words that lacks a subject and a predicate; used a a noun or adverb |
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| an attribute of verbs; can be either active or passive |
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| a word that may stand alone as an adjective, or combine with helping verbs to form different tenses |
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| a verb form introduced by "to" can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb |
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| an attribute of nouns and pronouns that depends on their use in a sentence, phrase or clause |
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| using the same grammatical patterns to express equal ideas in a sentence |
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| a verb form ending in "ing" used as a noun |
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| the noun or phrase for which a pronoun is a substitute in a sentence |
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| my father used to quote his favorite line from Shakespeare__ "This above all__ to thine own self be true." |
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| An advantage of online page design compared to print |
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| Type set in a width that is different than standard column width |
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| one of the four basic elements on a newspaper page |
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Cutline
Story
Headline
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| White space between columns of type |
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| The underlying pattern that divides a page into columns |
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| Line on an inside page showing page number, date, paper's name, etc. |
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| Space between two lines of type |
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| One of five basic design principles |
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| Measure based on the number of dots used to create the illusion of gray |
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| size of a typical lower case letter |
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| type with straight margins on both sides of the column |
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| standard measure of type, calibrated as 1/72 of an inch |
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| minimum depth for a leg of type |
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| Shape of type that should be avoided |
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| Line separating elements on a page |
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| Text that extends into a column beside its headline |
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| Placing a photo below the accompanying text |
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| Design principle that states pages should be made up of rectangles stacked on top of each other |
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| What every page should have |
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| can be used to either separate or associate elements on a page |
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| should be avoided except on pages with no photos or illustrations |
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| can be three to seven columns depending on the size of the page |
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| package of briefs, usually runs on the left-hand side of a page |
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| can be created by using different optical weights |
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| useful to have if the text of a story is too short |
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| assembled from elements, these are combined to design an entire page |
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| shape of text that should be avoided |
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| appears beside a leg of text, often used when space is limited |
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| minimum amount of text needed before a story jumps |
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| title or name customized in a graphic way |
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| appears below a headline to explain things further |
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| Every photographer expects on of these |
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| standard distance between cutline and text |
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| Used by some designer to jazz up headlines |
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| Most common way to break up long legs of type |
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| verb forms that lack the power of a verb, so they cannot serve as the predicate of a sentence. Verbals act as nouns, adjectives and adverbs. |
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| gerunds, participles, infinitives |
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| verb form that acts as an adjective |
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| has a subject and a verb but depends on independent clause for its meaning; can't stand alone |
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| dependent (subordinate clause) |
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| two or more independent clauses |
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| at least one independent cluase clause and at least one dependent clause |
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| compound-complex sentences |
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| at least two independent clauses plus at least one dependent clause |
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used for subjects of a sentence and as a predicate nominative:
I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they |
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Objective used for objects (direct objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions, participles, gerunds and infinitives:
me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them |
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Who is __________, whom is ________
_____ is coming? Replace with another nominative to determine:
To __________ should we address the letter? rework with an objective pronoun to determin. |
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| nominative; objective; Who; whom |
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| words or numerals? addresses and streets numbered 10 and higher |
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| words or numerals? ages of people and things |
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| words or numerals? dates and times |
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| words or numerals? decimals and percentages |
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| numerals (but not the word percent) |
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| words or numerals? decisions, rulings and votes |
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| numerals - Supreme court ruled 5-4 |
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| words or numerals? dimensions and measurements |
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| numerals; a 4-foot fence; 5 feet 9 inches |
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| words or numerals? fractions contain in numbers greater than one: |
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| words or numerals? geographical and political districts: |
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| numerals - 5th Congressional District |
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| words or numerals? monetary units |
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| numerals; 5 cents, $5, $1.1 billion |
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| words or numerals? numerical ranking |
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| words or numerals? recipe amount |
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| numerals; 2 cups of flour |
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| words or numerals? scores, stands, odds |
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| numerals; 5-3 victory, 2-1 odds |
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| words or numerals? temperature except zero |
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| numerals, 70 degrees; minus 5 degrees |
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| words or numerals? addresses and streets below 10 |
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| words or numerals? distances below 10 |
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| words or numerals? fractions smaller than one: |
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| words or numerals? indefinite figures |
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| words, thanks a million, we walked about five miles |
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| words or numerals? numbers used at the start of a sentence; except for a numeral that identifies a calendar year |
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| specific time, day, place; 5 p.m. on Thursday at City Hall |
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| hypertext transfer protocol |
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| unique domain in http://www.scholastic.com/instructor/index.html |
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http://www.scholastic.com/instructor/index.html:
directory where web page is stored? |
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http://www.scholastic.com/instructor/index.html:
what is html? |
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| hypertext markup language; file that your browser uses to display the Web page |
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| formula for percentage increase or decrease: |
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| new figure - original figure/ original figure |
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| 1/1000 of $1; which is the same as $1 for every $1000 of the property's value |
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| value of property/ 1000 x millage rate |
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| Plaintiff’s burden of proof: |
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• The statement was PUBLISHED
• The plaintiff was IDENTIFIED in the statement
• The statement was DEFAMATORY
• The statement caused INJURY
• The publisher was at FAULT in publishing the statement |
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| : not exercising due care, based on ‘reasonable’ person or publisher |
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| awarded after finding actual malice; monetary reward designed to punish the guilty party |
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| protects opinion about matters of public interest or things that have been put on public display. |
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allows media to cover privileged situations.
• Privilege is conditioned on an accurate and fair account of the proceedings
• Proceedings must be open to the public, or the information must be available for public inspection
• During official duties
• Statement made in public forum (privilege only applies to statements made during the forum) |
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o A judge may award judgment to the defendant without trial if:
• Both parties agree on the facts involved in the case
• Plaintiff can’t meet burden of proof with ‘convincing clarity’ |
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o Seek Truth and Report It
o Minimize Harm
o Act Independently
o Be Accountable |
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| Purposes of news headlines: |
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• Summarize the story
• Capture readers’ attention
• Maintain the mood of the story
• Help set the overall tone of the publication
• Indicate the relative importance of the story
• Add to the attractiveness of the page |
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| Characteristics of good headlines: |
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• Accuracy in fact, tone, scope and focus
• Emphasis on the main theme of the story
• Clear, succinct, grammatical, easy to read and understand
• Vitality through strong, active verbs
• Balanced and fair
• Tasteful
• Fresh and immediate
• Legally sound (avoid libel) |
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• Use present tense to describe past action
• Each letter, punctuation mark and space in a headline is a UNIT or portion of a unit
• Generally requires three readings
• Write a sentence, then take out all unnecessary words until it fits in the space allotted |
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| What does HED TK 2-24-2 mean? |
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| The headline will be two columns wide, type size 24, and 2 decks |
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| forumula for reproduction percentage |
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| reproduction width/original width = reproduction percentage |
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Balance
Contrast
Proportion
Unity |
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type for body copy
display type (headlines)
borders or rules
open space or white space
art (photos, illustrations, and informational graphics such as maps, graphs and charts)
color |
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Timeliness
Proximity
Prominence
Relevance
Unusualness
Conflict
Human Interest |
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L-shaped: text wraps under a photo;
U-shaped: breaks up boring stacks of text;
Rectangle: safest, clean and clear |
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Doglegs,
Reverse L,
disconnected legs |
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| dimensions of a broadsheet |
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| 22-24" vertical by 12-14" wide; 6 columns |
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| 12-17" vertical and 11-12" wide; 5 columns |
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