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AP STYLEBOOK: Provides guidelines for news writing, is essential for working in journals/PR - Helps with: a. Consistency b. Clarity c. Accuracy d. Brevity e. Avoid stereotypes f. Unintentional offensive language >Bold words: represent accepted word forms unless otherwise indicated. a. Text explains usage b. Examples of correct and incorrect usage are in italics. c. Abbreviate indicates the correct abbreviation of a word. ENTRY: Names -Use full names (and title if appropriate) only on first reference -On subsequent references, use the last name only for adults ENTRY: Titles -In general, confine capitalization to formal titles used directly before an individual’s name >ex: Gov. Dr. Lt. Rep. Sen. -Don’t abbreviate Superintendent, President, Attorney General >see AP stylebook entries for: legislative, military, religious, academic titles ORGANIZATIONS: spell out first reference. Abbreviation second reference >ex: Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) -SOME well known abbreviations can be abbreviated on first reference >ex: NASA -Avoid unfamiliar abbreviations. Use a shortened name of the organization: Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce > the bureau … PERIODS (this is ound in the abbreviations and acronyms entry) -Generally no periods in abbreviations: FBI, VCU ENTRY: Academic degrees: Generally, spell out and lowercase. If abbreviated after name, capitalize and use periods: -Master’s degree = M.A. -Medical degree = M.D. -Doctor of philosophy = Ph.D. (very specific) >Use an apostrophe in bachelor's degree, a master's, etc., but there is no possessive in Bachelor of Arts or Master of Science and Associate degree (no possessive).

MONTHS: spell out months without exact dates, that’s true even in the month is followed by the year, abbreviate longer months; (5 words or shorter) DAYS OF THE WEEK: always write it out STATES: only write out in the body of the story but abbreviate in headlines ADDRESSES: If it’s an exact address, abbreviate everything you can (the direction and “street,” “boulevard” and “avenue”). - Always write out “road,” “drive,” “circle” and “court.” - EX: The Temple Building is at 901 W. Main St. - EX: She lives at 1327 Monument Ave. - EX: Police raided the home at 8 E. Selvin Court....