Knowing the style well and using it appropriately will positively impact credibility and utilization of media submissions. Lowercase when describing part of a state western texas, not west texas, but uppercase when naming a well known region southern california. Ap stylebook adds 42 new guidelines for social media. The associated press stylebook and briefing on media law. Mar 24, 2017 ap style used to be to use he when gender is not known. The hyphen sections of the chicago manual of style and the associated press stylebook specifically recommend using a dictionary to answer questions about hyphens in compound terms. However, when citing a book where the illustrations are essential to understanding the contenta childrens picture book or a graphic novel, for exampleit would be appropriate to cite both the author and the illustrator, especially if they are both given cover credit. Writing style sba marketing and promotional materials follow the associated press stylebook and briefing on media law, though we do have a few exceptions that are noted in this guide. Ap stylebook online is a searchable, customizable resource for writers and editors. Here are a few additional notes to keep in mind when making an apa book citation. May 29, 2019 ap stylebook editor paula froke will answer questions about the new book today may 29 at 2.
Updated regularly since its initial publication in 1953, the ap stylebook provides fundamental guidelines for spelling, language, punctuation, usage and journalistic style. The 2019 edition of the associated press stylebook and briefing on media law includes more than 200 new or revised entries, with chapters covering data journalism, business, fashion, food, religion and sports terms, as well as media law, news values, punctuation, social media, polls and surveys and a new chapter on health and science. Sometimes its difficult to remember which rules are ap and which rules are remnants from years of college courses. Government printing office style manual 2016 is used for internal communication. Even the times uk advises in its style guide to hyphenate well and another word simply because the compound looks better with a hyphen than without. At more than 600 pages, the ap stylebook is widely used as a writing and editing reference in newsrooms, classrooms and corporate offices worldwide. Aps rationale is that retaining the hyphen in compound modifiers after the noun helps avoid confusion. Oct 30, 2015 the rules below apply for the following works. Acceptable in broad references or in quotations to the concept of fear or hatred of gays, lesbians and bisexuals. I suggest you always purchase the most recent copy of the ap style guide. For external communication we use the associated press stylebook 2017 for all public documents and materials, excluding correspondence from the administrator and deputy administrator.
Dont bother including the formal name of a company in the first reference if it is commonly known ex. Use a figure and spell out pounds if the actual figure is relevant. The best ap style cheat sheet every writer needs free download. Twelve common mistakes of ap style apr 19, 2011 admin. It is the final arbiter in editorial debates regarding style, formatting, spelling or related. Ap stylebook, also known by its full name the associated press stylebook and briefing on media law, is an english grammar style and usage guide created by american journalists working for or connected with the associated press to standardize mass communication. If youre a reporter for a news organization that adheres to ap style. In ap style, magazines names and titles are governed. You say syrah, i say shiraz both a grape and a wine, shiraz is how its commonly referred to in australia, while its known as syrah in france, its country of origin. Ap style composition titles the following guidelines are rules set out in the ap stylebook for ap style book titles, computer game titles, ap style movie titles, opera titles, play titles, poem titles, album titles, ap style song titles, radio and television titles, and the titles of lectures, speeches, and work of art. Health and science chapter debuts in 2019 ap stylebook. The 2019 ap stylebook features over 200 new and revised entries and a new chapter on health and science coverage.
However, ap style covers a large amount of less known rules to follow. Tarp stands for troubled asset relief program, so writing the tarp program was controversial is redundant. What is not well known to the ap in new york is intimately known far from there. Register to view your products, order status, shipment trackings and manage your account settings. You must register and have a current subscription to access ap stylebook online register now. Its a judgment call, depending on how well known the term is. Mar, 2015 the ap stylebook, the buzzfeed style guide, the economist style guide, and the chicago manual of style all recommend hyphenating ebook, as well as most other e words such as ereader and ecommerce. The health and science chapter includes guidelines on choosing stories and proper usage of scientific journals, as well as a primer on types of scientific studies and other coverage guidance. In yesterdays update, among updated spellings for negroni and profiterole, uber and lyft make an important appearance one.
The illustrations by sir john tenniel are very wellknown, but the book can function perfectly fine without them, and your readers wont need to know his name to find the source. Oct 03, 2019 most clients in the b2b world will base their style on either ap or chicago style. Is he well known for his philanthropy or well known for his philanthropy. In that time, ap has endeavored to always be accurate, trustworthy and responsive. Good describes job, which is a noun, so good is an adjective you did the job well. The book was written in the 21st century, not the second century. Please consult the chicago manual of style for issues not covered by ap stylebook as well as for more detailed information and discussion, where. Here are 10 underrated tips that will improve your ap style writing. These are the people you call when you get a flat tire on the freeway or you run out of gas at a major intersection during rush hour they also put out wellresearched reports on gas prices and. Certain organizations and government agencies are so well known by initials. Aug 01, 2019 the change to writing out state names was necessary because ap is a global news organization, and state abbreviations that are reasonably well known in the united states are not at all known by readers in other countries. Yesterday, the chicago manual of style announced it would adopt these two styles as well, and now today, the ap is leading. With compound adjectives formed from the adverb well and a participle e. It wasnt about my prose, reporting, or lede, but that i neglected to abbreviate september.
Mar 14, 2016 for journalists, the associated press ap stylebook is the industry bible. Its where we first heard in 2011 that the associated press would no longer use a hyphen in email and in 2016 that the associate press would lowercase internet. Some cities are so widely known that they are capable of standing alone in a dateline, without the name of a state for additional reference. Does the ap style book say lying is spelled misstated. What is not wellknown to the ap in new york is intimately known far from there.
Following the recent launch of the 2019 ap stylebook, we spoke with paula froke, editor of the ap stylebook and executive director of apme associated press media editors, on the evolution of language and some of the books new updates for this year froke, who is based in philadelphia, has been the stylebooks lead editor since 2016 and a member of the stylebook team since 20. As mentioned above, this is the comma that appears before a conjunction such as and or or in a series. Its editors find hyphenation unnecessary when a compound modifier with well follows a noun, including compounds that might be hyphenated in dictionaries. Scrutiny of her unusual email practices appeared to be unwelcome, despite her contention those practices were well known and fully above board.
Aug 01, 2018 the associated press stylebook and briefing on media law official style guide of the associated press, a notforprofit news agency thats been around since 1846. Good is an adjective while well is an adverb answering the question how. Aug 17, 2017 when a modifier that would be hyphenated before a noun occurs after the noun, but in a form of the verb to be, the hyphen must be retained in order to avoid any confusion. A reader wrote to me today asking about a sentence with the phrase well known.
The best ap style cheat sheet every writer needs free. I remember when i filed one of my first bylines for a newspaper only to get my inbox slammed with emails from my editor in chief. Ap sparks linguistic pandemonium with hyphen guidance update. While the ap stylebook admits that there is not necessarily a.
You must register and have a current subscription to access ap stylebook online. Every year, editors announce big stylebook changes at the american copy editors society aces annual meeting. The pr professionals ap style cheat sheet communique pr. For those of you familiar with the previous editions of the apa publication manual, be aware that the wellknown city exception for reference citations is no more. The 2019 edition of the associated press stylebook and briefing on media law. Home ap style ap style composition titles the following guidelines are rules set out in the ap stylebook for ap style book titles, computer game titles, ap style movie titles, opera titles, play titles, poem titles, album titles, ap style song titles, radio and television titles, and the titles of lectures, speeches, and work of art.
With that in mind, heres what the reference would look like. Its often used by news organizations, magazines, and web publications, but brands often use it to form the basis of their own style guides, too. The guidelines help writers present clear and concise information with consistent structure to keep readers focused. The associated press stylebook and briefing on media law book. The associated press has been breaking news since 1846. The associated press stylebook and briefing on media law official style guide of the associated press, a notforprofit news agency thats been around since 1846.
Ap stylebook changes hyphen guidance, ushering in total chaos. Most clients in the b2b world will base their style on either ap or chicago style. Although it is sold as a guide for reporters, it has become the leading reference for most forms of publicfacing corporate. You would in many ways be justified in wanting to write about a wellknown person because you would also write about a denimclad cowboy, a hearingimpaired pensioner and a straightlaced accountant.
All you need to know about titles in ap style gatehouse. Its conceivable that over time, ebook may lose its hyphen. Though many of the most commonly used prefixes and suffixes have their own ap stylebook entries, but a few general rules hold true when it comes to hyphenation. Ap style guidelines for hyphen usage gatehouse newsroom. Well is an adverb describing how the job was performed i feel well. Its updated throughout the year and valuable onlineonly resources, including ask the editor, topical guides and pronunciation guide, expand on the print books guidance. Update your ap style books to indicate that its acceptable to waive the use of lying if the subject is hillary. Much like the dsm for psychologists, the ap stylebook is the goto book for finding the proper spellings and usages of words. For sums in the million and billion range, consider using decimals you may not do this for some annual and quarterly report uses. The following guidelines are rules set out in the ap stylebook for ap style book titles, computer game titles, ap style movie titles, opera titles, play titles, poem titles, album titles, ap style song titles, radio and television titles, and the titles of lectures, speeches, and work of art. Ap style dictates specific comma placement in a series and with dialogue, dates, numbers. Apa citation of textbook rules are quite similar to other formatting rules, but may require special attention to specific edition information. Nov 12, 20 ap stylebook november 12, 20 ap style tip.
Ap style guidelines for hyphen usage john crouch 20170817. A wellknown song but the song was well known but note that, as with famous, if something is well known it is not normally necessary to say so. The ap stylebook, the buzzfeed style guide, the economist style guide, and the chicago manual of style all recommend hyphenating ebook, as well as most other e words such as ereader and ecommerce its conceivable that over time, ebook may lose its hyphen. Less wellknown, but still common onessuch as osha and natocan be used after. Datelines on stories should contain a city name, entirely in capital letters, followed in most cases by the name of the state, county, or territory where the city is located. Aaa from the bible for journalists, todays style selection is aaa or whatusedtobeknownas the american automobile association. Sometimes well also functions as an adjective pertaining to health. A guide to punctuation in the associated press stylebook and libel manual.
Lowercase when describing part of a state western texas, not west texas, but uppercase when naming a wellknown region southern california. So why do we write about a well known person and not a wellknown person. The associated press stylebook advises us to hyphenate well in a compound modifier both when it precedes a noun and when the compound follows the verb to be. Put quotation marks around the names except the bible and catalogs of reference material. The reason is, just as i mentioned above, that to a lot of people the hyphen between the well and known simply looks more logical than without. The president of the company delivered their speech via skype. And thats a good thing because the presence or absence of them is one of the. As such, ap style errors in press releases are glaringly obvious to reporters and could turn them off from considering a press release. In most cases, however, the stylebook suggests using a generic reference such as the agency or the alliance for all references after the first.
In a march stylebook update, froke said, the ap noted the difference. The ap stylebook uses whats known as downstylethat is, words are. Ap stylebook editor paula froke will answer questions about the new book today may 29 at 2. Following the recent launch of the 2019 ap stylebook, we spoke with paula froke, editor of the ap stylebook and executive director of apme associated press media editors, on the evolution of language and some of the books new updates for this year. The ap stylebook is widely used as a writing and editing reference in newsrooms, classrooms and corporate offices worldwide. Dont put unfamiliar abbreviations in parentheses after the first reference for.
The beatitudes is the name given to a wellknown portion of the sermon on the mount, recorded in the gospels of matthew 5. As news is transmitted in more ways than ever before and in more formats than ever, we remain committed to the highest standards of integrity in all areas of business at ap. May 29, 2019 the ap stylebook is widely used as a writing and editing reference in newsrooms, classrooms and corporate offices worldwide. In ap style, the antecedent and its pronoun must agree in gender and number. Spiralbound book, updated each spring 2019 ap stylebook.
If available, add the doi digital object identifier at the end of citations in place of a url. Here are a few of the recent, significant, and just plain interesting updates to the ap stylebook. Every so often the associated press stylebook, the collective that sets many of the news industrys grammar and word use standards, sends out an update to alert news organizations and concerned citizens to the latest changes its blue cheese, not bleu cheese, fyi. For journalists, the associated press ap stylebook is the industry bible. As such, ap style errors in press releases are glaringly obvious to reporters and could turn them off from considering a. Lets all join the ap stylebook in killing the term ride. Guard against following an acronym with a word that appears in the acronym itself. For example, northern new mexico in santa fe, western kansas in kansas city. Jun 02, 2010 the ap stylebook has released its new social media guidelines, including the official change from web site to website a move first reported back in april and 41 other definitions. Sayonara to the well known city rule in apa style by anne breitenbach for those of you familiar with the previous editions of the apa publication manual, be aware that the wellknown city exception for reference citations is no more. Its mobile optimized so you can use it on your desktop, laptop, smartphone or tablet. This entry now refers to the entry on they, them, their. Briefly, the old rule was to provide the state, province if applicable, or country as well as the city for book and other nonperiodical publishers except in the case of certain cities that were described. Last seven days of ask the editor associated press stylebook.
This can be particularly tricky with the titles of major works, so heres a few rules to brush up on. Certain organizations and government agencies are so well known by initials or. How to use commas in associated press style pen and the pad. As the ap style book writes, names not commonly before the public should not be reduced to acronyms solely to save a few words. Remember back in college when you had to keep track of all the different ap rules for your student newspaper on top of the chicago manual of style for your academic classes. The beatitudes is the name given to a well known portion of the sermon on the mount, recorded in the gospels of matthew 5. The ap stylebook has released its new social media guidelines, including the official change from web site to website a move first reported back in april and 41 other definitions. In this section, jesus describes the qualities of citizens of the kingdom of heaven. The chicago manual of style, on the other hand, doesnt concur with this stance. Writing the man is welldressed remains consistent with aps chosen style. Both the ap stylebook and the buzzfeed style guide already recommend spelling email without the hyphen. The associated press has a stylebook with rules and standards used primarily in journalistic and news writing. While the ap stylebook admits that there is not necessarily a standard way to use them, and that most instances come own to personal style or taste, it does say the fewer hyphens the better.