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Loading... The Associated Press Style Book And Libel Manualby Associated Press
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. aethercowboy | Feb 4, 2009 |  1   This manual is organized like a dictionary with many words, government agencies, acronyms, and standard resources given. This manual is used in the publishing industry, especially for newspapers and periodicals. It is of use to the aspiring author. (  )drj | Dec 29, 2008 | The penultimate guide for a journalist: a dictionary, thesarus, and journalism guide all in one package. I keep it by my side for all types of writing situations, including non-journalistic ones. ( )06nwingert | Aug 25, 2008 | This is definitely excellent, and anybody who is producing journalistic work, from first year students turning up to classes, or people doing it occasionally to everday professionals can benefit from having this. It is likely the latter will wear it out, too, at least if it is a print version. For non-journalist probably a useful read to give you an idea if the people you are reading are providing information in the generally accepted manner that they are supposed to be doing. (  )bluetyson | May 5, 2008 | I don't know anyone who made it through a Journalism degree without touching this book at least once. This is the oracle, mind you. I probably need an updated edition and all, but I would never get rid of this one! Too much of a sentimental attachment to it... Great reference work to have in any library. (  )carioca | Mar 21, 2008 | 0.144 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0465004881, Paperback)Whether you're a student struggling through Composition 101 or a professional writer on a quest for perfection, The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law is always ready to fill the role of trusted advisor to your creative genius. Revised and updated in 2000, this version contains a 40-page section on media law, guides for punctuation and bibliographies, and specialized glossaries for business and sports writing, all in addition to its 280-page generalized stylebook.Within each section, entries are alphabetized, and searching for an answer is a fairly simple process. Tricky words--those that can be hyphenated (know-how) or not (jukebox), homonyms, nonstandard spellings (mo-ped)--are given their own short entries. Larger categories, such as religions, military titles, the Internet, and datelines, have multiple pages devoted to their explanations, but detail and clarity are brought nicely together in each listing. Many entries concern brand names and trademarks--never again will you question whetherpingpong or Ping-Pong should be used in the flier for your table-tennis tournament. While a few sections of this book--the ones concerning media law, photo captions, filing the wire, and proofreading marks--will most likely be used by professional and student journalists and editors, the majority of this book is an excellent tool for anyone who ever has to write for the public. Whether it's a newsletter for your badminton league, a training manual for your employees, or a press release detailing your company's quarterly earnings, this stylebook will help you turn out well-written copy that gains the approval of every English teacher you've ever had. --Jill Lightner (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:05 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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The only thing that bugged me was that they didn't use the spelling "lede" for the introductory statements of a news story, and as a former newspaper editor, this threw me for a loop when I saw it spelled "lead." Every time I saw it, my reading flow just slowed down, as if lead (that is plumbum) were handed to me, instead of a lede.
Other than my hangups with using jargon where appropriate, this book should be used as a standard with respect to editing wording. However, if you're a writer of fiction, this book should be used more as a guideline, and not as a hard-and-fast styleguide. I mean, you wouldn't necessarily be abbreviating state names in your writing, now, would you? (