| The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual: Including Guidelines on Photo Captions, Filing the Wire, Proofreaders' Marks, Copyright | 
 enlarge | Creators: Associated Press, Norm Goldstein
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 6th
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Pages: 332
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0201407175
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.06607
EAN: 9780201407174
ASIN: 0201407175
Publication Date: June 1996
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Amazon.com Review
The world is divided into two types of people: those who wince when they see the words Canadian geese in print, and those who don't. If you are the former, or if you are the latter working for the former, the The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual provides invaluable assistance when you need to get your Canada geese all in a row. Countless newspapers and other publications base their style guides on this manual. The entries are arranged alphabetically and include issues of spelling, punctuation (there is no period in Dr Pepper), grammar, abbreviation, capitalization (Popsicle and Dumpster are, tollhouse cookies aren't), hyphenation (none, surprisingly, in ball point pen), and frequently misused words. There are also longer discussions of things such as Arabic names, chess notation, weather terms, and religious movements. Plus you'll find separate sections on sports writing, business writing, libel, and copyright.
Product Description
The style of the Associated Press defines clear news writing. In fact, more people write for the AP news service than for any single newspaper or broadcaster in the world. The AP Stylebook is therefore ”the journalist’s bible,” an essential handbook for all writers, editors, students, and public-relations specialists.The AP Stylebook contains over 5,000 entries laying out the AP’s rules on grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage. It gives journalists the references they need to write about the world today: correct names of countries and organizations, language to avoid, common trademarks. Special sections cover business and sports reporting. This edition, published in the Associated Press’s 150th year, also includes crucial advice on how writers can guard against libel and copyright infringement.An up-to-date AP Stylebook belongs on the desk of every working writer.
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 A MUST for any in journalism, but only one of TWO necessary for all writers September 3, 2008
If you write in a newspaper environment, you know the AP stylebook is a must. The AP stylebook and libel manual was written specifically for newspaper journalists.
If you write for other venues, such as the book publishing industry, you will need the Chicago style manual, as that is the OTHER style manual used by writers.
Both are necessary for any writer to have and to know, in depth.
The AP style manual does NOT use the serial comma, but the Chicago does. Other significant differences exist between the two.
If you are looking for a concise, easy-to-use style manual, the AP is the one to own first.
 Non-Fiction May 5, 2008
This is definitely excellent, and anybody who is producing journalistic work, from first year students turning up to classes, or people doing it occasionally to everday professionals can benefit from having this.
It is likely the latter will wear it out, too, at least if it is a print version.
For non-journalist probably a useful read to give you an idea if the people you are reading are providing information in the generally accepted manner that they are supposed to be doing.
Wouldn't write without it July 28, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Also know as the AP style guide, this book should be every copywriter's and journalist's bookshelf. This is the definitive guide to punctuation, grammar and writing style for magazine and newspaper articles as well as most business writing. And it is vastly different from the style of writing most of us learned in school, which follows the Chicago Manual of Style. If you are thinking about writing for magazines or newspapers, or starting a copywriting business, you absolutely must get a copy of this.
Insufficient but requisite! June 16, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you write or publish regularly, you'll need to devise addendums to the AP Guide. A short list might evolve into your own style guide, since the AP may not cover abbreviations you commonly use, for example. But this guide is indispensible prior to (or in lieu of) having your own guide (a monstrous task).
definitive June 30, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
AP Style is the definitive "how to write" journalistically resource. It is obvious that Amazon has not read it, otherwise they would not use those annoying commas before "and" in a series! AP Style provides a thoughtful, common sense approach to effectively communicating in any written medium. The "gospel" for writers!
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