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The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law

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This book is an indispensible resource for writers, students, editors, journalists, businesspeople -- anybody who needs to write proposals, papers, stories, you name it. Clearly organized in dictionary form, this book contains the answers to those key and nagging questions. Is the "m" in "English muffin" supposed to be capitalized? When do you hyphenate "right-wing"? How exactly do you properly use "lay and lie"? What's the appropriate abbreviation for an army corporal? And does a speaker stand behind or on a podium? Finally figure out which preposition is precisely correct.

In addition to common style questions like the ones above, the stylebook contains a wealth of common information. What is a mach number? How does one calculate heat indexes and wind chill factors? And other pieces of commonly needed information are interspersed throughout the text.

This edition also includes specific guides for business and sports terminology, as well as an Internet guide.

While less useful to those not members of the media, this text also includes a briefing on media law. Some sections, such as the right to individual privacy, might appeal to the general public.

The AP Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law is an essential addition to any reference collection.

While every editor may have his or her preferences when it comes to "which style guide" to use, you will be hard-pressed to go wrong with this text. In addition to the familiar style and usage rules writers must confront (did I just start a sentence with a preposition?), the book also contains an excellent primer on media law. IMO it should be required reading for anyone seeking work as a journalist (or anyone who reads newspapers on a daily basis). People in America not only could use a primer, they could use a couple weather-coatings too!

Get a copy if you don't already own one.

The AP Stylebook And Briefing On Media Law is a classic reference has been fully revised and updated to provide readers with the latest details on media law, probing newsrooms, journalism classes, and different styles of writing. Fifty new entries and revisions keep up with world events, common usage, and AP procedures and include sections on the Internet and current media law. An excellent technical guide.

There is a reason The AP Stylebook has sold more than 1.6 million copies -- it is an indispensable tool for writers and editors. It is simple to use and also contains a great briefing on media law.

If you aspire to journalism, you have to own it.

This (as well as subsequent additions) remains to be the authority on journalistic organization and style. It should be (and probably is) on the desktop of every professional and aspiring journalist.

Designed for reporters every student could benefit from this book. Part grammar, part encyclopedia this book pack more useful information in each page than anyother reference book I know.