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The 55th 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, religion and sports terms, as well as media law, news values, punctuation, social media and polls and surveys, plus a new chapter on digital security for journalists.

The AP Stylebook is widely used as a writing and editing reference in newsrooms, classrooms and corporate offices worldwide.

Changes in the AP Stylebook, 55th Edition, include:

•About 100 new or revised technology-related entries. For example: internet privacy; digital wallet/mobile wallet; smart devices; lidar.
•An expanded entry on sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct.
•An entry encouraging the use of gender-neutral language.
•Revised guidance that the % sign can be used in most cases.
•A revised entry on climate change, global warming, climate crisis.
•A new chapter on Digital Security for Journalists.
•New entries on coronaviruses, education-related terms and Kyiv.
•Revised guidance on preheat, semi-automatic rifle, the + symbol and midnight.

The AP Stylebook is widely used as a writing and editing reference in newsrooms, classrooms and corporate offices worldwide and a new edition is released by The Associated Press every other year, compiling additions and changes that have been made on AP Stylebook Online.

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The Associated Press (www.ap.org) is a not-for profit news cooperative that delivers fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world. Founded in 1846, AP today is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information. Distributed by satellite and the Internet to more than 120 nations, AP services daily reach more than one billion people. With headquarters in New York City, the AP has over 3,700 employees in more than 300 locations worldwide.

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ASIN : B089JBPSJH
Publisher : The Associated Press (May 31, 2020)
Publication date : May 31, 2020
Language : English
File size : 6220 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
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Print length : 636 pages
Lending : Enabled

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tulipheadthebibliophile

It's Basically Just a Long List of Stuff

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2020

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If you are a Chicago Manual of Style user who is hoping to brush up on your AP style skills, just be warned this isn't really a style guide with rules and such like the CMoS. It's an alphabetical list of all of the terms you might use in stories/articles and how to style them for headlines. Useful, but not THAT useful.

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William Willette IV

Trash

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2020

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I was forced to buy this for a class; it's nonsensical, arbitrary, and has little genuine merit or value -- this considering that I have the previous edition yet was forced to purchase this heap of waste anyway because it's "up to date." What a scam. Can you believe this is the 55th edition?! They just slap a few arbitrary and largely useless changes in and call it a new edition because they know teachers will list it as a required text for classes, meaning students will have to purchase multiple versions of this blasted book throughout their college career if they want to pass classes.

I'm scorned by this product; I honestly despise it and its beneficiaries.

The company overcharges for this product too, it's way too expensive. Blank pages are worth much more, as far as anyone with adequate discernment is concerned. For, at least blank pages have the potential for something worthwhile to be written upon them.

Furthermore, because of my experience with AP style, every time It comes to mind I roll my eyes and think to myself, "what dross." This style is part of the reason why mainstream news media sucks so much, it's like one can simply tell intuitively that the designers are soulless dretchlings, bureaucratic oafs, and rancorous mind defilers. This technocratic style is melancholy inducing to anyone that has a will of their own. It makes me think of the domineering oppressors from the movie "Equilibrium", or the machines from "The Matrix", forcing their way on the populous via devious means. This style is a giant monster that needs slaying, I say.

A symbol that portrays this style perfectly is this: bulky, rusty shackles tied to ball and chain. Teachers tie us to it, and it weighs us down, limiting free movement and genuine expression -- it's a disservice to the truth. Also, it's robotic, sucking a good deal of humanity from any paper written using it. I despise it. This sort of technocratic trash is what George Orwell was warning against when he wrote "1984".

Buy "1984" and read it, and do your best to waste as little time as possible on this AP stylebook trash. Every second spent looking at it, is a second abysmally wasted.

Of course, soon they'll just come out with a new edition and this grand expression of truth will be washed away by their persistent meddling, those reprobate blighters. So, treasure this review, and share it.

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goreshift_ontarget

Highly informative, slightly biased

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2020

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This is a great informative piece of literature. It clarifies many uses of modern words and phrases you will see on social media and the like. It does seem like this jargon moves at a much higher rate than an annual volume can keep up with, so there will be quite a bit of newer terminology that you won’t see in here, but I can guarantee will be in the next edition. This volume also gives you guidelines for writing in the AP style, which is a set of punctual and flow guidelines used by almost every serious journalistic company in the nation. As a journalist in America, you HAVE to be familiar with the AP style if you want to see success. I really do enjoy reading the AP style books over the years. They contain a lot of information and seeing how articulate they are each year in improving their books is interesting and makes me proud to be a journalist.

All of this being said, AP’s bias toward the politically correct, leftist culture is pretty obvious. Not knocking this, but as a journalist, I like to pride myself on trying my genuine hardest to be as unbiased as possible in my work. Seeing blatant bias in one of the most influential journalistic works in the country is a little disheartening, to say the least. I’m not saying they have to go out and offend people with their style guides, but catering to the coattails of a political faction isn’t something we should do, either. I would give examples, but you will see this bias for yourself in the book. It’s not so bad as to make the guide insufferable, but it’s there. This is just my opinion and I still hold this volume in high regard. As a journalist, I also pride myself on not shutting out people or organizations I don’t agree with. I value open discussion much more than cancel culture, which is a stain on our society.

This really is a fantastic piece of information here and if you are looking to start writing professionally, this guide book is a must. You will likely enjoy reading up on all the terms and information they include in the pages, if you actually enjoy writing and want to learn and become better at your craft. I look forward to picking up each new edition of the AP stylebook, and I don’t see that changing in the future, either. 👍

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Lise Plamondon

Love it!

Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2021

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I just love it! I use it for Business English teaching. It is a very good reference book!

書斎

手元に置くといつでも参照できる最新の情報源

Reviewed in Japan on February 6, 2021

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１９７７年に初版が発行され、ほぼ２年おきに改訂を重ねて本書で５５版となった。最新版にふさわしくcoronavirus, gender-neutral language などの項目が追加されている。CoronavirusについてはCovid19…first appeared in Wuhan, China.と明言しているのが心地よい。全体的に見て保守的で、論争語法も、compare to/compare with (比喩にはto比較にはwithを使う)、like / as (likeは前置詞としてasは接続詞として使う)といった具合である。singular [non-binary] they についても言い換えを勧めている。Hendricks said that they are thrilled about the new job.→ Hendricks said that the new job is a thrill. パラパラめくっていると面白い記事にぶつかる。Email はハイフォンなしでよいが他の場合は付ける：e-book, e-reader, e-commerce.　信頼できる情報源なので、手元に置いておくと何かと便利な書である

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Dancing Lens

大学時代から更新中

Reviewed in Japan on January 16, 2021

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これなしでは、キャプションも書けないけれど、どんどん厚くなっているので、分冊にしてくれたらありがたいと思う今日この頃。アップデートが頻繁すぎて、買い控えていたけれど、流石に2020、買わないとダメでしょ。

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