The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law 2011 45th Edition

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The style of the Associated Press is the gold standard for news writing. With The AP Stylebook 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:

· When should the names of government bodies be spelled out and when should they be abbreviated?

· What are the general definitions of the major religious movements?

· Which companies do the big media conglomerates own?

· Who are all the members of the British Commonwealth?

· How should box scores for baseball games be filed?

· What constitutes “fair use”?

· What exactly does the Freedom of Information Act cover?

With invaluable additional sections on the unique guidelines for business and sports reporting and on how you can guard against libel and copyright infringement, The AP Stylebook is the one reference that all writers, editors, and students cannot afford to be without.

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The Associated Press is a not-for-profit news cooperative, providing coverage of news, sports, business, weather, entertainment, politics, and technology through text, audio, video, graphics, and photos to 15,000 news outlets worldwide. Distributed by satellite and the Internet to more than 120 nations, AP services daily reach more than 1 billion people. With headquarters in New York City, the AP has 241 bureaus worldwide and more than 3,500 employees.

Series: Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law
Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Basic Books; 45 edition (July 26, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0465021875
ISBN-13: 978-0465021871
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 91 customer reviews
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AN ESSENTIAL REFERENCE ITEM FOR ALL WRITERS

May 12, 2014

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You might not agree with all of the AP's writing dicta (or dictum) but it's hardly wise to ignore them. They are the gold standard of news writing and have been around since 1953. In addition to a list of rules that make uniform writing possible, it's also a textbook, a dictionary, and an encyclopedia. It serves the need of a newspaper to keep writing concise and that makes some of the rules seem self-serving, but it is an invaluable aid to promote clarity and precision of language. This Style book, along with "The Chicago Manual of Style", are essential reference material for any writer and are my favorite gifts for graduates from both high school and college.

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Mark D. R. Stern

Appropriate for any writer (except for Yahoo)

April 13, 2015

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This is the benchmark standard of news reporting. If you are writing for anyone but Yahoo, these are the standards by which your writing will be judged.
I also find it helpful for any writing: fiction, nonfiction, personal correspondence. These are the grammar rules instilled in us in college.

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caileigh

Great resource

April 8, 2013

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Those of us writing for a company, organization, or with the goal of attracting public or media attention require an up-to-date AP Stylebook. Being in PR, this tool is a necessity. For those of us in the industry, it's important to purchase the most current stylebook available, especially due to continuous growth in social media and online journalism. There are always new additions to AP style.

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Erik Staiger

A Good Book to Have

June 3, 2013

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To put it simply, you probably already know whether or not you work in a field where this might come in handy. I'm an editor at a university, and while this book was not an essential part of my editor's toolkit, it comes in handy for settling textual formatting disputes, and insuring consistency.

The book itself is well designed, it has a sensible layout and offers a pretty substantial amount of information in a manner that is intuitive and easy to understand.

Generally speaking, if you have a question, the book has anticipated it, and has an answer for you. I have been disappointed on occasion to find things missing from it, but generally it has been able to answer about 90% of my questions.

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Navy Wife

Spiral is awesome!

October 1, 2011

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Great reference book. Spiral is worth the extra money. Actually makes using so much easier that I like to use it more often. If you're going to get this book, then I'd definitely splurge and get the spiral.

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El Jefe

Never leave home without your stylebook!

December 14, 2012

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I can still hear my writing professor's admonishment, "Get a damn stylebook!"

The AP Stylebook is the industry standard for journalistic writing. I use mine all the time (even for things like writing Amazon reviews!). If you want your writing to be professional and tight, pick up a stylebook and keep it by your desk or in your bag. The AP book is solid and refined. Usually, I can find answers to my question in the first or second place I look.

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Susan

As Good as Ever

January 11, 2013

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I've used AP Style Manuals since the early 1990s. This edition upholds AP's usual high standards. Last time I got one with a perfect binding and learned my lesson. If you are going to be using the manual for regular reference, you need the spiral binding. The perfect binding won't lie flat even if you crack the spine.

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Charli Mills

Must Have

April 30, 2014

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A must for writers. If you want to be taken seriously in print or online then you need to know how to edit your own work according to accepted standards, This is your reference guide. Up date regularly as styles do evolve and new information is added. I like to have a hard copy to make notes

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