The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual: With Appendixes on Photo Captions, Filing the Wire

Associated Press; Powell, Eileen Alt [Photographer]

ISBN 10: 0201100916 / ISBN 13: 9780201100914

Published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1982

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual: With Appendixes on Photo Captions, Filing the Wire
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Publication Date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201100916
• ISBN 13: 9780201100914
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 18 ounces

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Synopsis

The style of the Associated Press defines clear news writing. In fact, more people write for the AP news service than for any single newspaper or broadcaster in the world. The AP Stylebook is therefore â the journalistâ s bible,â an essential handbook for all writers, editors, students, and public-relations specialists.The AP Stylebook contains over 5,000 entries laying out the APâ s rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage. It gives journalists the references they need to write about the world today: correct names of countries and organizations, language to avoid, common trademarks. Special sections cover business and sports reporting. This edition, published in the Associated Pressâ s 150th year, also includes crucial advice on how writers can guard against libel and copyright infringement.An up-to-date AP Stylebook belongs on the desk of every working writer.

Review

The world is divided into two types of people: those who wince when they see the words Canadian geese in print, and those who don't. If you are the former, or if you are the latter working for the former, the The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual provides invaluable assistance when you need to get your Canada geese all in a row. Countless newspapers and other publications base their style guides on this manual. The entries are arranged alphabetically and include issues of spelling, punctuation (there is no period in Dr Pepper), grammar, abbreviation, capitalization (Popsicle and Dumpster are, tollhouse cookies aren't), hyphenation (none, surprisingly, in ball point pen), and frequently misused words. There are also longer discussions of things such as Arabic names, chess notation, weather terms, and religious movements. Plus you'll find separate sections on sports writing, business writing, libel, and copyright.