The Associated Press stylebook 2019 and briefing on media law / edited by Paula Froke, Anna Jo Bratton, Oskar Garcia, Jeff McMillan, David Minthorn, Jerry Schwartz ; contributors, Seth Borenstein, Erci Carvin, Jon Fahey, Anick Jesdanun, Carla Johnson, Marilynn Marchione, Delano Massey, Lauran Neergaard, Stephanie Nano, Malcolm Ritter, Sonya Ross, Pia Sarkar, David Scott, Emily Swanson, Troy Thibodeaux, Rachel Zoll.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [541]-542) and index. "Fully updated with nearly 200 new and revised entries"--Cover.
Contents:
Foreword -- What's new -- Key to Stylebook entries -- Stylebook -- Punctuation -- Business -- Data journalism -- Polls and surveys -- Health and science -- AP social media guidelines -- Religion -- Sports -- Food -- Fashion -- Briefing on media law -- AP statement of news values and principles -- Broadcast -- Editing marks.
Summary:
The style of The Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With The Associated Press Stylebook in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which the agency's writers and editors are famous. Fully revised and updated to reflect the latest changes in writing style, this new edition contains more than 3,000 A to Z entries detailing the AP's rules on grammar, spelling, capitalization, abbreviation and word and numeral usage. The Associated Press Stylebook is the one reference that all writers, editors and students cannot afford to be without. - Back cover. Covers the Associated Press rules of grammar, punctuation, spelling, capitalization, abbreviation, and word usage, as well as social-media guidelines and information on media law, libel, and copyright infringement.
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