- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Perseus Books; 8th edition (13 Jun 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0738207403
- ISBN-13: 978-0738207407
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,116,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The Bible of the newspaper industry."--American Bookseller. More people write for the Associated Press than for any newspaper in the world, and more writers --over 1,750,000--have bought The AP Stylebook than 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, proofread text, file copy over the wire, handle copyrights, and avoid libel. This new edition of the Stylebook has been fully updated with fifty new entries and revisions to more than one hundred others in order to keep pace with world events, common usage, and Associated Press procedures. More than 1.7 million copies sold
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Format:Paperback
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?
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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
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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Update on basically the same old AP stuff
15 Jan 2003
Format:Paperback
This book is essentially indispensible for so many of us, and so it's never really a question of how good the latest edition might be. That said, I still think AP is behind on the entire field of technology and the Internet. I always find myself referring to the Wired Style book for usage questions for documents referring to Web sites and strategy. There are also some areas in which AP is not backing down: they insist on sticking with "e-mail," for example, when most of us have gone to "email." They also insist that we keep capitalizing "Web" when it's so common now, that the distinction is arguably not needed.
Overall, the bulk of the book is fine -- exactly what you expect from AP. But the very thin Internet section is in need of a major reexamination so that we can all stop flipping between AP and the Wired book. Considering how much of our information today is online, you would think AP would place a higher priority on staying complete with their online usage rules.
26 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Every college freshman should own this book
21 Aug 2003
Format:Paperback
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
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Book was just as it was described on the website. It was the cheapest book that I could find and did arrive in a timely fashion.
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