Copyreading

What was our past lesson?

• Photojournalism

• Copyreading

• Science Writing

• Sports Writing

What is the main duty of a copyreading?

• Take a photo

• To correct

• Give Opinion

• Answer all the questions

What is a copy reader?

• Sometimes called butcher or mutilator

• Correct errors in copies

• Should know the basis of all forms of journalistic writing

• All of these

Which of the following is not a C's of copyreading?

• correct

• compare

• check

• clarify

What to know in copyreading?

• Grammar

• Style

• Unit Count

• All of these

Which of the is not a duty of the copy reader?

• Weaken out grammatical constructions

• Shorten sentences and tighten paragraphs

• See that the paper’s style requirements are strictly followed.

• Check names, addresses, titles, designations, identifications, figures, attributes.

What is not included in mechanical editing?

• Second reading

• Having a general understanding of the story

• Correcting obvious errors

• Checking vague information

Which is not included in content editing?

• First reading

• Checking the appropriateness of words

• Finding the lead

• Arranging the paragraphs

Which of the is not to be consider in headline writing?

• Answer as many W’s as possible in the headline without making the headline appear kilometric.

• The headline should not state something that is not included in the story.

• Negative heads are preferable than positive ones.

• Use a verb, expressed or implied, in main hands and subheads.

Instead of using arrest you can use.....

• Can

• Ban

• Nab

• Tab