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MMC 2100 Thursday Jan. 19, 2012 MMC 2100 Updates – Check blog/sakai several times/week updates Sakai – under Lessons www.mmc2100ufclass.wordpress.com Tests: 4 tests throughout semester (3 highest count toward your grade) – NO MAKEUPS MMC 2100 Getting ready for Personality Profile – Next week’s guest Kristin Harmel, UF alum, author http://kristinharmel.com/ Come with questions – Personality Profile timeline Personality profile partners assigned in Lab 3 next week (exchange bio info) Conduct interview between Labs 3-4 (starting next week) Lab 4 (2 weeks): bring personality profile rough draft to lab for MANDATORY 10-minute “coaching session” with lab instructor Lab 5: Final personality profile due MMC 2100 News story – Lab 2: police brief – Lab 3 (next week): longer news story w quotes/paraphrase w headline Average 2 grades for ONE overall grade for news story Begin counting AP Style next week’s lab Download News Article grading rubric Rules for writing headlines • Headlines should be based on the main idea of the story • Main idea should be found in the lead or introduction of the story • If facts are not in the story, do not use them in a headline • Avoid repetition • Avoid ambiguity, insinuations and double meanings • If a story qualifies a statement, the headline should also Rules for writing headlines • Use present tense verbs for headlines that refer to past or present events • For the future tense, use the infinitive form of the verb (such as “to go,” “to run,” etc.) rather than the verb “will” • Alliteration should be deliberate and should not go against the general tone of the story • Do not use articles — “a,” “an” and “the” • Do not use the conjunction “and” Rules for writing headlines • Avoid using unclear or little-known names, phrases and abbreviations in headlines • Use punctuation sparingly • No headline may start with a verb • Headlines should be complete sentences or should imply complete sentences • When a linking verb is used, it can be implied rather than spelled out MMC 2100 headlines Let’s look at Alligator stories MMC 2100 Lengths: possible keep things as short as – 1-3 sentences/paragraph – 25-30 words/sentence – Direct quote approximately every four paragraphs MMC 2100 Third person – NO: I, YOU, OUR, WE Don’t editorialize by using adjectives – just state facts Direct quotations • Avoid them in the lead paragraph • Use them in the rest of the story • Must be accurate • Quotation, speaker, verb • Shorter is better • Use them to support what has already been stated rather than to introduce new information QUOTES Direct quotes: take exact wording of another person and reproduce word for word using quotation marks Direct quote, speaker, verb – EXAMPLE: “This was the best assignment we’ve ever completed,” Rob Marino said. “The class understood everything.” – No more than THREE sentences in a direct quote – ID speaker right away – after first sentence the first time they are quoted – Need only one attribution per paragraph DON’T start stories with direct quotes QUOTES Commas with Quotes sheet Paraphrasing Using your own words to restate another person’s ideas – EXAMPLE: Rob Marino said this was the best assignment of the year based on the students’ comprehension of the topic. USE THIS MORE WHEN QUOTING FACTS AND FIGURES Ch. 3: Style and the Stylebook Learning Objective: – What is the AP Stylebook and how it fits into the life of a journalist – Understand some of the major AP Style terms Ch. 3: Style and the Stylebook Why AP Stylebook was created? – Form consistent format for all journalists on many commonly-used terms – Updated periodically Newest section? Ch. 3: Style and the Stylebook Commonly used AP headings – Symbols Always write out percent (percent) – NOT % Monetary amounts (dollars) – use $ -- like $4 Days – never abbreviate (days of the week) Months – only abbreviate when making reference to a specific date (months) – NEVER abbreviate March, April, May, June, July – Spell out when using alone or with only year – January 2012 – Jan. 19, 2012 (no th, nd) – always use figures when referring to specific dates Ch. 3: Style and the Stylebook AP Style issues – Titles First and last name on first reference and then ONLY last name rest of way – NO Mr. or Mrs. Or Miss or Ms. – Capitalization Uppercase entire title when used BEFORE name: UF President Dr. Bernie Machen Lowercase common nouns when used AFTER title: Dr. Bernie Machen, the president of UF. Ch. 3: Style and the Stylebook Organizations – Write out on first reference unless acronym is well known: FBI, CIA Ch. 3: Style and the Stylebook Places – Only abbreviate states when using a specific city (state names) Use abbreviation list – NOT ZIP CODE Don’t abbreviate Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas, Utah PUNCTUATION: comma between city and state and again after state: Ocala, Fla., is a nice place. Ch. 3: Style and the Stylebook Addresses (addresses) – Abbreviate ONLY Avenue (Ave.), Boulevard (Blvd.) and Street (St.) when used with a SPECIFIC address (ABS) 5053 Atlantic Ave. What about? The 500 block of Atlantic Avenue – All other words (drive, road, etc.) always spelled out – Use figures for an address: 5053 Atlantic Ave. – Spell out and capitalize First through Ninth when used as a street name; use figures for 10th and above – Abbreviate compass points ONLY with a SPECIFIC address 430 E. 52nd Ave. – specific The 400 block of East 52nd Avenue – not specific Ch. 3: Style and the Stylebook Numbers (numerals) (OTHER USES) – Spell out: one-nine (EXCEPT in dates and addresses): There are three ways to look at the problem. – Use numerals: 10-above There are 10 ways to look at the problem. – Ages (ages) Always use figures: Fred Smith, 52, is the president of the club Use hyphens if age used as adjective – A 5-year-old boy. Ch. 3: Style and the Stylebook Times (times) – Use figures (except noon, midnight) – but better to say 12 p.m. or 12 a.m. – No colons on full hours: 11 a.m. – Avoid redundancies The class starts at 5 p.m. this afternoon. AP Style Appendix A: Copy-Editing Symbols – Also in back of AP Stylebook AP Style Resource Sheet Sections 3.7, 3.8, 3.9 (back of Chapter 3)