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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.06607
EAN: 9780465004898
ISBN: 046500489X
Label: Basic Books
Manufacturer: Basic Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: July 28, 2007
Publisher: Basic Books
Sales Rank: 932
Studio: Basic Books
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Product Description:
More people write for The Associated Press than for any newspaper in the world, and writers-nearly two million of them-have bought more copies of The AP Stylebook than of any other journalism reference. It provides facts and references for reporters, and defines usage, spelling, and grammar for editors. There are separate sections for journalists specializing in sports and business, and complete guidelines for how to write photo captions, file copy over the wire, proofread text, handle copyrights, and avoid libel. This edition of The AP Stylebook keeps pace with world events, common usage, and AP procedures.
Amazon.com Review:
Whether you're a student struggling through Composition 101 or aprofessional writer on a quest for perfection, The Associated PressStylebook and Briefing on Media Law is always ready to fill the roleof trusted advisor to your creative genius. Revised and updated in2000, this version contains a 40-page section on media law, guides forpunctuation and bibliographies, and specialized glossaries for businessand sports writing, all in addition to its 280-page generalizedstylebook.
Within each section, entries are alphabetized, and searching for ananswer is a fairly simple process. Tricky words--those that canbe hyphenated (know-how) or not (jukebox), homonyms,nonstandard spellings (mo-ped)--are given their own shortentries. Larger categories, such as religions, military titles, theInternet, and datelines, have multiple pages devoted to theirexplanations, but detail and clarity are brought nicely together in eachlisting. Many entries concern brand names and trademarks--never againwill you question whetherpingpong or Ping-Pong should beused in the flier for your table-tennis tournament.
While a few sections of this book--the ones concerning media law, photocaptions, filing the wire, and proofreading marks--will most likely beused by professional and student journalists and editors, the majority ofthis book is an excellent tool for anyone who ever has to write for thepublic. Whether it's a newsletter for your badminton league, a training manualfor your employees, or a press release detailing your company'squarterly earnings, this stylebook will help you turn out well-writtencopy that gains the approval of every English teacher you've ever had.--Jill Lightner
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating:  - AP Stylebook Review
The 2008 AP Stylebook is a useful guide to any potential journalist. It is necessary to know the ins and outs of writing and nothing articulates it better than this book.
Rating: - Helpful
This was quite helpful while taking a journalism course.It takes a few minutes to understand the layout of the book to lookup things, but once you get it, it's easy.
I think this book helped raise me a letter grade in my course.Anyone taking a journalism course with a strict professor or planning on entering journalism should get a copy.My textbook had a reference in it, but it was quite small.With the low cost of this book, you can't go wrong.
If you're taking ... Read More
Rating: - The supreme authority!
I have used the AP Stylebook for over 5 years. The entries are easy to find and easy to understand. Entries are brief and to the point. Are the seasons capitalized? How about north, south, east and west? Where do you place adverbs - before or after the verb, or someplace else? It's Web site - two words and the first one is capitalized. Internet is capitalized because it's a proper noun.
This book has the definitive answers. I don't work for a newspaper anymore, but, as a freelance writer, ... Read More
Rating:  - unhappy with amazon
I have YET to receive my book, its been weeks. I am very unhappy with amazon for the second time in a row.
Rating: - Too relevant to not be in a digital format
The issue with this book is not that it is not relevant or useful.To the contrary, it is much too relevant to be left on the shelf.It needs to be published and indexed in an electronic format that can be quickly searched and accessed by writers under deadline.
The stylebook can be read front-to-back as a condensed general knowledge tome.
Makes a great gift, especially for people stumped by the basics of professional writing.
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