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headline rules

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if the event already happened you write in what tense?   present  
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if the event will happen write in what tense?   future or use infinitive  
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what tense do you never use?   past  
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subject and verb in main headlines?   not required  
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subject and verb in subheads   definitley have to  
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purposes of headlines   grab readers attention and graphic element on page  
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2 parts of headlines   primary (main) and secondary (subhead)  
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uses of primary   visually more prominent, more important captures readers attention tie into leads and tie into photo  
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secondary uses   adds info  
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fonts with primary and secondary   different (need contrast)  
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don't split what?   infinitives, prepositional pharses, word with a hyphen, proper name, adjectives/adverbs and words they modify, from one line to the next  
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omit what?   a, an, the  
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abbreviate when?   when the readers will understand, obvious things that everyone will know  
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to be words?   BAD, want to use active not passive voice  
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numerals or spelled out numbers?   numerals no matter what  
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avoid naming school/school mascot when?   when writing in a school newspaper or yearbook. i think people know the school they go to.  
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don't state?   the obvious, tell something new  
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key words in the headline?   don't repeat  
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quotes make good   subheads  
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literary techniques   good to use  
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the headline shouldn't give information   not given in the story  
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can and may words?   use instead of will b/c unless know FOR SURE that what they say is true  
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capitilization?   keep at minimum, most newspapers use down style-only capitilize the first word in the headline and proper nouns and adjectives  
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comma used   replace and  
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colon used   to replace said  
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semicolons used   to seperate two complete thoughts  
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sub/head   kicker  
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sub,sub/head   wicket  
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head-sub/sub   tripod  
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head/sub   hammer  
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how many lines of header/subhead in hammer?   headline-1 sub-1 or more  
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how many lines of header/subhead in tripod?   head-1 or 2 sub-2 or more  
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how many lines of head/subhead in wicket?   head-1 or more sub-2 or more lines (lots of times a quote)  
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how many lines of head/subhead in kicker   head-1 sub-1  
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