Product Description

This is a fully revised and updated edition of the Bible of the newspaper industry. 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" has been fully updated to keep pace with world events, common usage and AP procedures. There are fifty new entries and revisions to one hundred more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #68813 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-04
• Original language: German
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Whether you're a student struggling through an essay-based degree course or a professional writer on a quest for perfection, The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law is always ready to fill the role of trusted adviser to your creative genius. Revised and updated in 2000, this version contains a 40-page section on media law, guides for punctuation and bibliographies, and specialised glossaries for business and sports writing, all in addition to its 280-page generalised stylebook. Within each section, entries are in alphabetical order, and searching for a particular answer is a fairly simple process. Tricky words--those that can be hyphenated (know-how) or not (jukebox), homonyms, non-standard spellings (mo-ped)--are given their own short entries. Larger categories such as religions, military titles, the Internet, and datelines have multiple pages devoted to their explanations, but detail and clarity are brought nicely together in each listing. Many entries concern brand names and trademarks--never again will you question whetherpingpong or Ping-Pong should be used in the flier for your table tennis tournament. While a few sections of this book--the ones concerning media law, photo captions, filing the wire, and proofreading marks--will most likely be used by professional or student journalists and editors, the majority of this book is an excellent tool for anyone who ever has to write for the public. Whether it's a newsletter for your badminton league, a training manual for your employees, or a press release detailing your company's quarterly earnings, this stylebook will help you turn out well-written copy that gains the approval of every English teacher you've ever had. --Jill Lightner

About the Author
The Associated Press (www.ap.org) is a not-for-profit news cooperative, providing coverage of news, sports, business, weather, entertainment, politics and technology in 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 one billion people. With headquarters in New York City, the AP has 241 bureaus worldwide and more than 3,500 employees.

Customer Reviews

Every college freshman should own this book
This book is a serious writing tool that should be on the bookshelf of every new college freshman's dorm room. "The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law," is an outstanding road map to clean and concise writing. To this end, students of all fields of study should check out this handy text...used properly it will never collect dust.

It is a simple fact of life that good writers advance in the corporate world. These days it is simply not enough to have a good verbal command of the Queen's English. Good writers use clear and simple rules to communicate and convince. Lawyers, doctors, investment bankers, teachers, public administrators and politicians regularly reach out to others in the written form. For sure, the ability to convey a powerful message cannot be underestimated in today's competitive business world.

The "Stylebook" has it all. It includes a A to Z listing of guides to capitalization, abbreviation, punctuation, spelling, numerals and more importantly usage. It will also help someone with weak or little knowledge of sports...there are plenty of explanations of sporting terms. For instance, what is the difference between a rabbit punch and a kidney punch? Check out this text and you'll find out. However, the best feature of this book is that it will help all writers with solid guidelines on how to treat complex terms. You don't have to be a journalism major or work for a newspaper to appreciate this book. Highly recommended for the parent of a college bound student who wants his or her kid to have an edge.

Bert Ruiz

Great reference book for writers.
I read excerpts from the book but mainly thumbed through it. Manifestly it is a useful reference book especially to those who enjoy the written word as it should be written; now where did I leave the book?