The Associated Press Stylebook 2015

The Associated Press Stylebook 2015

The style of the Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With <i>The AP Stylebook</i> in hand, you can learn how to write and edit with the clarity and professionalism for which they are famous. Fully revised and updated, this new edition contains more than 3,000 A to Z entries—including more than 200 new ones—detailing the AP’s rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, abbreviation, and word and numeral usage. You’ll find answers to such wide-ranging questions as:<br /><br /><div> ·        When should the names of government bodies be spelled out and when should they be abbreviated?<br />  </div><div> ·        What are the general definitions of the major religious movements?<br />  </div><div> ·        Which companies do the big media conglomerates own?<br />  </div><div> ·        Who are all the members of the British Commonwealth?<br />  </div><div> ·        How should box scores for baseball games be filed?<br />  </div><div> ·        What constitutes “fair use”?<br />  </div><div> ·        What exactly does the Freedom of Information Act cover?</div><br /><br /> With invaluable additional sections on the unique guidelines for business and sports reporting and on how you can guard against libel and copyright infringement, <i>The AP Stylebook</i> is the one reference that all writers, editors, and students cannot afford to be without.