Common GV References

24p (24 frames of progressive-scanned images per second)
a.m. or p.m. (10 a.m., 4:30 p.m.)
A/D or D/A (as in analog to digital)
Beta SP, Beta SX
brand names: capitalize brand name but lowercase product type (Sony VPL-CX1 projector)
CD-ROM
bit stream, bit rate
chromakey
cleanup

computer speed measurements:
Bps--bytes per second
MBps--megabytes per second
GBps--gigabytes per second
bps--bits per second
Mbps--megabit per second
Gbps--gigabit per second
Tbps--terrabit per second

dates: abbreviate month with specific date
(Nov. 15), write out if separate (November); no apostrophe with years (1980s)

D-1, D-2, D-3
Digital-S
disk (magnetic), disc (optical)
dollars: commas in dollar amounts ($1,234)
DVCAM, DVCPRO
ellipses: use spaces before or after (they ... said)
e-mail
em dash (--): use spaces before or after (they -- said); use --
extranet
fax
handheld
Hi-8
IEEE-1394
inch: write out (15 inches, not 15")
interlace, 1080i
Internet
intranet
mini-DV
MPEG-2
multichannel
multilayer
nonlinear
numbers: spell out nine and under, use numerals for 10 and greater
on-air
online
one-inch, 3/4-inch
off-line
percent, not %
phone numbers: (800) 555-1212
post-production facility, fix it in post production
progressive, 720p
quotes: use "double quotations," not 'single;' punctuation is always in quotes
rack unit, rack mountable, RU (for specs)
ratios: 16:9, 4:3
in real time, real-time editing
re-purpose
soundstage
S-VHS, S-Video
3-D
time code

titles (position): do not capitalize job titles, capitalize military rank when used before name
titles: TV shows, films, books in italics (code as <I>The Matrix<P>)

touch screen
turnkey
United States: U.S. Army, in the United States
U-matic
videoconferencing
videotape
voiceover
widescreen
World Wide Web, Web, Web site, webcasting

Submission Guidelines

Stories need to be turned in by deadline, which will usually fall on the first Friday of the month. Submitted stories should be sent via e-mail to mpescatore@uemedia.com as either a Word document or text file. Please provide a suggested headline and deck for each article, as well as at least two subheads in the text if the article exceeds 500 words.

An invoice should follow under separate cover and can be either an attached file or simply included in the "message" section of the e-mail. All invoices must include:

• date of invoice
• name of author
• address where payment should be sent
• Social Security number or Federal Employer number
• title of article(s) and scheduled issue of publication
• payment rate

Invoices without all of the above information cannot be processed and must be returned for completion, which could delay payment.

Writers are responsible for obtaining artwork for their stories. Images can include original photography, product shots, or tables, but every story should have at least one image. (Images for columns are optional but encouraged.) Photos can be accepted as pictures, slides, or electronic files, but all images must be in color. Acceptable formats for Mac files are .tif, .jpg, .ai, .eps, .bmp, .tga, while acceptable formats for PC files are .tif or .eps. Image resolution must be no less than 798x798 pixels (3x3 inches at 266 dpi), though 1,200x1,800 pixels (4x6 inches at 300 dpi) is preferred. Please send all artwork to:

Alicia Zappier, Managing Editor
Government Video
460 Park Avenue South
9th Floor
New York, NY 10016

Phone: (212) 378-0471
E-mail:

Finally, each article has to be coded after we receive it, so writers do not have to submit "fancy" looking articles with larger headlines or colors. If you need to emphasize a word in the text, please do not type it in ALL CAPS; instead, use the coding below to indicate italics. You can also code other parts of the story if you wish.

@Head:Use this to indicate headline
@Deck:Use this to indicate deck
@Byline:Your Name Here
@Body:This is how we code regular text. You only need to use it at the beginning of the story or after a subhead.
@Subhead:For The Subheads

italics: <I>emphasize these words<P>