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AP Style Review

AP Style Review. There’s no point in trying to memorize the AP Stylebook. Get in the habit of using it whenever you write To make sure your article follows proper AP style. The more you use the book, the more you’ll memorize certain points of AP style.

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AP Style Review

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  1. AP Style Review

  2. There’s no point in trying to memorize the AP Stylebook. • Get in the habit of using it whenever you write • To make sure your article follows proper AP style. • The more you use the book, the more you’ll memorize certain points of AP style. • Eventually you won’t have to refer to the stylebook nearly as much.

  3. The stylebook is a comprehensive catalog that • Helps to ensure proper style usage • Has literally thousands of entries. • Can be intimidating to the first-time user • However, the AP Stylebook is designed • For use by reporters and editors working on tight deadlines. • So generally it’s pretty easy to use.

  4. AP Style • The stylebook is an excellent reference work. • It includes in-depth sections on • Libel law, • Business writing, • Sports, • Crime • Firearms

  5. AP Style • Basic elements of AP style include • Numbers • Percentages • Job Titles • Dollar Amounts • Street Addresses • Dates • Ages

  6. Developing good copy • Strong command of English language • Enough attention to detail to catch • Misspellings • Improper word usage • Sentences that fail to conform to standards

  7. AP Style • Good copy editors must be inherently knowledgeable • In general knowledge of expected news subjects • Of specific information about recent news stories • Editors must be versed in current affairs • Plus have extensive knowledge about their smallest details • In this class • You should read newspapers/magazines in order to review articles about current news.

  8. AP Style • Government is among the most covered topics in journalism. • A good editor should know the government inside and out including • Names and spellings of elected officials • How each governing body functions • A basic history of each major institution or position

  9. AP Style • With the nation currently involved in wars • It is essential that copy editors have • A sense of the military • Its operations • Its leaders

  10. AP Style • Good editors have a strong grasp of the news industry & its history • As well as their peers in print, broadcast and Internet journalism. • Good editors are expected to know about the business world. • Especially during tough economic times.

  11. AP Style • Names of newsmakers change for a variety of reasons including • Marriage, • Divorce, • Adoption, • The adoption of a stage name • The adoption of a new position. • Good editors are able to recognize newsmakers over multiple names

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