- AP Stylebook
"The
Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law", usually called the "AP Stylebook", is a style and usage guide used onnewspaper s and in journalism classes in theUnited States . The stylebook was edited by longtime AP editorNorm Goldstein , and it is updated annually, usually in June. The 2008 paperback edition is 435 pages long.__TOC__
Topics
The stylebook covers a variety of topics, including:
*Grammar ,punctuation andspelling . For example, AP style does not use aserial comma before the last item in a list — that is, AP writes "red, white and blue," not "red, white, and blue."
*AP style on a variety of questions, such as whether to convert foreign times to local times in an article, and when to put "Dr." in front of the name of a person with a doctoral degree (only for certain medical titles; optional if the subject matter is relevant to the article).
*Quick background information on a wide variety of topics, such as thePublic Broadcasting Service ("not a network, but an association of public television stations organized to buy and distribute programs selected by a vote of the members") and the state ofHawaii ("comprises 132 islands about 2,400 miles southwest of San Francisco.")
*A sports section that includes terminology and guidelines for printing league standings.
*Abusiness section.
*A briefing on Americanmedia law .
*Information specific to working with the Associated Press, such as instructions for filing photo captions.Online Stylebook
AP also offers a subscription-based online version of the stylebook, which is updated with style changes as they are made and supports the addition of local style entries.
External links
* [http://www.apstylebook.com/ AP Stylebook] Official Web site
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