Lab Copy Flow

Slot directoryYour directoryNed directory

Your directory is your last name, e.g.,

TODD

Getting, slugging a story• Copy the story from SLOT. Do not move it or open it. Story: dallasgangs.doc

• In your directory, rename the word file, adding a hyphen and your last name, no spaces. E.g.,

dallasgangs.doc

becomes

dallasgangs-smith.doc

Now you may open and work the story.

Upper-left info• Upper left corner of every story takes this:

Dallasgangs-todd Slug and page

Rusty Todd Source of story

8/4/10 Date story filed

Editor: Editor’s name, e-mail

Note: AP is an acceptable entry for source line.

Internal guidelines• Do not delete labels on headlines, blurbs, refers and other elements.

3-24-1 roman This is a label.

This is where head goes.

Notes:•Do not change the font size of the type inside headline, blurb boxes.•Do not change size of the boxes.

Web Headlines• The Web head is a one-line head that fits our WYSIWYG window. Downstyle. No formatting.• Use the spot model to formulate your heads and underlines.

Web head:

Arizona declares an emergency as fires burn across West

Web underline

Blazes are also under way in Utah, Wyoming, Nevada and Washington

Tweets

•Tweet tries to pack model into 140 words. •Usually what happened plus at least one more

element.•First decision: Tweet before editing—how hot?

Tweet:

Arizona declares wildfire emergency. Apache reservation is threatened. Blazes burn across five western states. [hashtags]

Filing guidelines

• Save your work.

• Place a COPY of your file in the NED directory.

• Inform your editor that you’ve finished the assignment.

Using Associated Press

• Point your browser at: apexchange.com

• Your e-mail address is:

j.webmaster@communication.utexas.edu

• Your password is: wireJUTexas

• Do not distribute.

Other Sites

• Twitter user name: utcopydesk• Twitter password: copydesk

• Class website: sites/utexas.edu/copydesk• Use your UTEID to sign on.• Contact me if it doesn’t work.

• Reading materials are on Canvas.