Deck 1: Focus on Fundamentals: The Editor Within

Question 1

Editors read stories a little differently than non-professionals. They read with a more ___ attitude.

Answer 1

wary

Question 2

Against a background of a changing industry, editors must balance innovation against ___.

Answer 2

tradition

Question 3

Whether it's deciding on how to edit a story or what are the biggest news issues of the day, editors often rely on their ___, which is a sense of what news is and its importance that they develop over time.

Answer 3

news judgment

Question 4

Another basic set of rules, which establishes consistency in use of capitalization, abbreviations and numerals, is called a ___ guide.

Question 5

Editors make sure stories adhere to a variety of standards, including ___ rules, which dictate how to build sentences to establish meaning.

Question 6

At broadcast stations, ___ combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories.

Question 7

___ editors are responsible for pulling together text, photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and websites.

Question 8

Editors handle a variety of jobs and have many different titles at newspapers, websites and TV stations. Name one title that online editors use. ___

Question 9

Becoming a professional editor means that the "editor within" must now consider a ___ audience when evaluating information and language.

Question 10

In any era, journalists are measured by the degree of ___ that audiences place on their accuracy and reliability.