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Magazine Laws
Chapter 5 Advance Stories, Follow-Ups and Rewrites

Journalist 3 & 2 - Introduction to Journalism and other reporting practices
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be authorized to produce byline writings dealing with national  defense  plans,  policies,  programs  or  operations for specific categories of exclusive publications. Their writings may be printed in official DoD publications or magazines  of  other  government  agencies,  of  course. However,  they  may  also  be  published,  exclusively,  in company publications (house organs) or commercially produced   service   journals,   bona   fide   scientific   and professional journals or encyclopedias. Few   businesses   are   more   competitive   than   the consumer  magazine  industry.  Therefore,  a  publisher’s desire for and insistence on exclusive material are very understandable. The Navy’s policy, however, is to avoid favoring one publication over its competitors. It is also Navy policy to make sure all information for the general public is made available through the normally accepted public  information  media.  This  policy  virtually  rules  out hard news or “big” stories being written as exclusives by  Navy  personnel  and  explains  the  restrictions  on writing  for  commercial  publication Still,  there  are  official  stories  you  can  write  for consumer   magazines.   You   just   need   to   be   a   little selective. A newspaper account of a rescue at sea operation, for example, could be turned into an exciting magazine article.  Even  though  all  the  basic  facts  had  been published at the time, a stylized retelling of the event could produce some worthwhile reading. An approach of this kind would not conflict with the general public’s free access to the information. It is also reasonable for you to assume that such a story, no longer an exclusive, would still be of interest to a number of magazine editors. Numerous story possibilities similar to that one are almost always available if you are willing to look for them. MAGAZINE  REVIEW  AND CLEARANCE LEARNING   OBJECTIVE:   Determine   the methods  of  obtaining  a  review  and  clearance for   magazine   aticles. While  Navy  journalists,  as  well  as  other  naval personnel,  are  allowed  and  encouraged  to  write  for magazines,  certain  restrictions  exist  that  must  be considered  Permission  for  Navy  men  and  women  to write magazine articles is contained in  PA Regs.  Also contained in  PA Regs  are  the  restrictions  in  magazine writing and the exceptions to those restrictions. The   restrictions   apply   to   the   subject   matter   of proposed   articles   and   to   dealings   with   commercial publications.  Unless  proper  clearance  is  obtained,  no commitment  will  be  made  to  furnish  any  nonofficial publisher  with  an  official  or  personal  manuscript  that deals  with  military  matters  or  has  national  or  foreign implications. Subject matter of that nature includes, but is not limited to, the following: Information of national interest Information originated at, or proposed for release at, the seat of government Information   concerning   foreign   and   military policy,   atomic   energy,   guided   missiles,   new weapons  or  chemical,  biological  and  radiological warfare Information   concerning   subjects   of   potential controversy between the military services Material  concerning  significant  policy  within  the purview of other U.S. government agencies Information  specially  designated  from  time  to time by the Chief of Naval Operations, or higher authority,  as  requiring  clearance Any  material  about  which  there  is  any  doubt concerning its security value or propriety should also be submitted  for  review.  Manuscripts  requiring  review  and clearance must be forwarded to CHINFO. The material for review is to be typewritten, double-spaced on one side   of   each   sheet   of   paper   and   submitted   in quadruplicate.  Manuscripts  on  subjects  other  than  those just  described  may  be  offered  to  a  publisher  without prior   clearance   from   higher   authority.   However, published copies of magazine articles should be sent to CHINFO for inclusion in DON files. 4-14







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