Chapter 12

Journalism
Mr. Roark
Chapter 12 – Editors


1. No one has a more important job than the _____________.
2. They must _______________, _______________, and force their writers into doing their _________ work.
3. Editors must understand ___________ text.
What does this mean? Explain.





4. The editor sets the ___________ and tone for the kind of journalism that is practiced.
5. According to the sixth paragraph on pg. 214, who is an editor?


6. Give examples of various editors in “departments:”
a. b. c. d.

7. What is a copy editor?



8. Why is this an important and celebrated position?


9. Editors must have _________ minds, know __________ and literature, _________, and punctuation.
10. Editors must find ______________ and ______________ what they do not understand.
11. An editor must have a ____________ idea of what kind of publication they are producing.
12. How can you prepare now to be an editor?
a.
b.
c.

13. The _________ takes as much responsibility for a writers work as he/ she does.
14. ____________ is the key word in editing.
15. Good ______________ means that the writer knows _____________ more about the subject than is in the article.
16. “Does this _______________ make sense.”
17. The editor is the person held _______________.
18. The editor should be a confident ____________smith.
What does this mean? Explain.






19. A ______________ for better or worse, has to live with the decision of the ______________.

Read ALL bullet points to a partner out loud.

20. What is the best sequence for elements of a direct quote? Give an example.



21. Define the following terms and explain why they are vital to the process:
a. Completeness-



b. Precision-



c. Efficiency-


22. Summarize the bold statements on pg. 218 & 219

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23. Write one paragraph explaining how you could “get to be an editor.”

Chapter 11

Mr. Roark
Journalism
Chapter 11 – Style

1. _____________ is the mark of any professional writer.
2. The above term means how well he/she uses the ______________.
3. _______ _______ ________ and _________ ________ are the main source of rules for journalists.
4. According to the AP stylebook, how does one write AM or PM (not like this).


5. How does a reporter write time, date, place?


6. Why does style matter?


7. __________ are the governors of style for a publication.


8. Explain the following rules:
A. Capitalization-

B. Abbreviation-

C. Punctuation-

D. Numerals-

E. Spelling-

F. Usage-

9. Conventions include basic _________ of stories and individual _________ ___ __________. they even include ___________ within sentences.
10. Explain the Inverted Pyramid.

11. What does an obit look like in the New York Times?

12. _____________ is a tenet of American journalism.
13. What is overplay?

Underplay?

14. Explain the concept of the Impersonal Reporter?

15. Stating opinions directly is an ______________ practice.

16. Young journalists often make the mistake of relying too heavily on whom or what?


17. Those “young journalists” interview whom usually?

18. Define attribution :

Quotation:

19. All quotes must be ______________.
20. Why could “all men are created equal” be taken as a slight?

21. What is a sexist pronoun? How can you avoid it?

22. Memorize page 203
23. Fireman should be _____________.
Mailman should be _________________.
24. Should racial descriptions and references be used?

25. What is the problem with stereotypes?

Dissemination Information

The following list is for the first semester dissemination machine:

office: Gee- Stamas, Spencer, Bitely, Harris
c000: Snowden, Porter- Priest, K. McKinley
c100: Konkle, Bellamy- Hickey, Jurek
c200: Rider, West- C. McKinley, Owens (7)
b100: Rider, Hatchew- Foust (17), WK, Probst, Burrows, Thompson
b200: Woolworth, Rykse - Kleyn, Marolf (10), Fix, Nail
F wing: Sullivan, Schmitt - Lutke, bulletin board

Students, please deliver to teachers @ 9:15. Be at your post by 9:25.

Deadline is 9:30 on Wednesday. Publish Time is 8:45 on Thursday.

If you know you are going to be gone, please let Mr. Roark or Alex Woolworth know.

Homecoming Week

Some things to think about before Thursday's publish deadline....

1. Did you submit your pop quiz? (it will be checked, discussed, this week...this is your six weeks exam material).
2. All eyes, hands on deck on publish day...don't say, "nothing happened." Don't say, "what happened?" Make something happen.
3. Concept/Legwork...get it going...
4. Chapter Work...TBA.
5. First Six Weeks Exam...Friday, October 23, 2009.

chapter 9 addendum

The following is a bonus assignment. It is NOT required. You may do it if you wish.

Mr. Roark
Journalism
Chapter 9 Addendum: time to review some things

Use your textbook to answer the following questions. Use your “digging” powers as a journalist and find the answers (start in the index). Whether you are taking the exam or not, fill out the review sheet. Then, memorize it for the exam.

According to ch. 3 what are some staples (consistent things) in the profession of journalism? How does one get started?


Describe the author’s belief in regard to reading:



What is a clip file? Why is it important?


What is the author’s belief about internships?


According to ch. 4 what problem(s) does broadcasting cause for newspapers?



Define the following terms:
- supporting sections-

- photojournalists-

- “no common” design-

What is the editorial page?


List 5 major newspapers and describe their locale and circulation.

What is the 5W/H technique?


What are the 3 major types of sources? How are they different?


List 5 Interviewing tips:
11. Explain the following terms:
a. graphics

b. photojournalism

c. layout

d. design

12. List the 5 basic principles of design
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

13. List the six rules of photojournalism and explain each one.
a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.


Give examples of various editors in “departments:”
a. b. c. d.

What is a copy editor?



Why is this an important and celebrated position?





Define the following terms and explain why they are vital to the process:
Completeness-



Precision-



18. Efficiency- Explain the following rules:
A. Capitalization-

B. Abbreviation-

C. Punctuation-

D. Numerals-

E. Spelling-

F. Usage-

19. Define attribution and then the following terms :

a. Timely news-

b. Judging information –

c. Conceptualize –

d. General assignment reporters –

e. Beat reporters –

f. Sources –

g. Personal sources –

h. Interviewing –

i. Relationship with source/editor –

j. Editor(s) jobs –

Journalism Focus Points

In class expectations:
1. appropriate language (it's difficult when technology doesn't cooperate - but be on guard).
2. food and drink (if you bring it, place it next to the printer)...neither is allowed in Mr. Owens' lab.
3. lead stories - editors AND writers need to be involved in this process. Communicate!
4. All Eyes, All Hands on deck on Thursdays. We need the editors, writers, disseminators all working together. Don't wait for something to happen. Make it happen. Again, communicate.

Friday, October 2, 2009

1. Gradebook Update
2. Separated at Birth, Top 5, Ch. 7, 8
3. Bell Ringer - Concepts..What Do we already have?
4. Editors - Writers - Editors - Writers (check the layout): stay true to our concept
5. Dissemination

6. Editors Checklist for Publishing...(within SHS, Website, email every week, etc...)..