{"id":174,"date":"2016-01-18T16:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-01-18T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/?page_id=174"},"modified":"2024-01-15T15:05:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T15:05:36","slug":"turning-in-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/turning-in-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"How to file your copy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Filing.Professional.News_.Articles.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2014 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FilingCopyProfessionally-236x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" border=\"3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FilingCopyProfessionally-236x300.png 236w, https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FilingCopyProfessionally-804x1024.png 804w, https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FilingCopyProfessionally-768x978.png 768w, https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FilingCopyProfessionally-628x800.png 628w, https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/journalism\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/FilingCopyProfessionally.png 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><\/a>Professional standards<\/strong> are important when you turn in news articles (file copy) to your editors.\u00a0 Every file or page should be identifiable with the short assignment name (aka &#8216;slug&#8217;), your name, and the date.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wcb-button cb-common cross-button\">\n<li><strong>Don&#8217;t<\/strong> turn in a file labeled &#8220;MyStory.doc&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wcb-button cb-common check-button\">\n<li><strong>Do turn in files<\/strong> labeled &#8220;Slug.Reportername.Date.doc&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>So for example:\u00a0<\/strong> &#8220;SGA.Jones.Sept21.doc&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Filing on paper, start with:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Slug<\/li>\n<li>Name<\/li>\n<li>Date<\/li>\n<li>Lead starting\u00a0 1\/3 way down page.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subsequent pages<\/strong> with slug and numbers at top, the word &#8220;more&#8221; at the bottom, unless it&#8217;s the last page.<\/li>\n<li>On the last page, at the bottom, write &#8220;End&#8221;\u00a0 or\u00a0 &#8220;ET&#8221; or &#8220;30&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In a digital file, for digital media:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Headline\u00a0\u00a0 25 \u2212 30 chars. \/ Deck\u00a0\u00a0 (1-3 decks)<\/li>\n<li>Byline \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Your name, email, twitter,<\/li>\n<li>Dateline\u00a0 \u00a0Where &amp; when originated<\/li>\n<li>Explainer \/ promo line:\u00a0 60 \u2212 140 chars.\n<ul>\n<li>Use of explainer \u00a0line in promotion:\n<ul>\n<li>Microblogging: Twitter (140 chars.) with link\u00a0 \/ Tumblr, etc.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Social media:\u00a0 Facebook, Google+,\u00a0 photo or video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Story<\/strong> (600 \u2212 1200 words)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sidebar(s)\u00a0<\/strong> (300 to 500 words, use bullets for lists)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Media: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0(as accessible URLs)\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Photos\u00a0 (embed in WP blog)\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 Cutlines:\u00a0 ID subjects,\u00a0 ID photographer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 Video\u00a0 (YouTube, Vimeo, etc)\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0 ID subjects &amp; videographer in subtitles<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0 Cutline needed under link photo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0 \u00a0Infographics \/ Maps\u00a0\u00a0 (embed in WP blog)\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Explainer cutlines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>More info: URLs of groups mentioned in story,\u00a0Key documents in pdf or ;\u00a0 etc.<\/li>\n<li>Optional:\n<ul>\n<li>Poll question<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s next?<\/li>\n<li>Google map locations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For the editor:\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Contacts: Names, titles &amp; email of interviewees\u00a0 (minimum of 2)<\/li>\n<li>Double check name spelling<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Your availability\u00a0 \/ esp. 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