COPYREADER AND HEADLINE

Question 1

A specialist who improves the news story and makes it worth reading

Answer 1

Copyreader

Question 2

Importances of a Copyreader

Answer 2

• Help make the newspaper accurate
• Save newspaper from criticism, libel suits, and embarrassments.

Question 3

Duties of a copyreader

Answer 3

1. Check content
2. Mark the copy using symbols
3. Write the headlines

Question 4

It gives the gist of the news, presents the news for rapid survey reading, indicate the relative importance for the news, and gove a pleasing apperance to the news page

Answer 4

Headlines

Question 5

Rules in Writing headlines

Answer 5

1. Easy to Read
2. Be Specific
3. Use Present tense for past events
4. Use ifinitives for future events
5. Avoid splitting a verb phrase
6. Avoid splitting noun phrase
7. Write numbers in figures
8. Write printer’s direction and slug

Question 6

How to be a good copyreader?

Answer 6

• Be accurate
• Confirm facts and verify names
• Check dates and times
• Be a master of details
• Have a broad knowledge