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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. A member of a predominantly black Islamic sect in the United States. However the term is considered DEROGATORY by members of the sect - who call themselves muslims






2. In its sense used in arithmetic and statistics - is an average and is determined by adding the series of numbers and dividing the sum by the number of cases






3. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






4. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






5. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






6. References to insurance






7. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






8. Not savings - no hyphen - when linking term with the name of a time zone - use only the word daylight (capitalize only when used with a time zone) - lowercase in all uses






9. Use all-caps ZIP for zoning improvement plan - but always lowercase the word code - run the 5 digits together without a comma and do not put a comma between state name and ZIP






10. Malicious - premeditated homicide - some states define certain homicides as this if the killing occurs in the course of armed robbery - rape - etc. - do not say a victim was ____ed unless it was proven in court - instead say the victim was killed or






11. Singular form of problem or turning point






12. Physical distance






13. Preferred term for an aviator or a handbill






14. To avoid any suggestion that someone is being judged before a trial - do not use a phrase such as arrested for killing. Instead - use arrested on a charge of killing. If a charge hasn't been filed - arrested on suspicion of - or a similar phrase - sh






15. Do not use the colloquial past tense form - pled. All tenses of a word that means appeal or request earnestly






16. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






17. Singular form of a standard






18. The correct word to introduce clauses - .e.g Jayne blocks the linebacker __ he should






19. Past tense when referring to executions or suicides






20. Noun. a fish - verb. to move clumsily or jerkily - to flop about






21. Is acceptable on first reference to avoid a cumbersome lead - but provide the full name in the body of the story - HQ is in Baltimore






22. A verb meaning to blaze with sudden - bright light or to burst out in anger






23. Do not use before a date or day of the week (redundant) except at the beginning of a sentence.






24. Means to exclude






25. Is the middle number of points in a series arranged in order of size






26. Use numerals - abbreviate mph - avoid hyphenated constructions






27. Preferred as past tense of sneak. Never use snuck






28. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






29. All nouns that mean different computer functions. Must use these in two words when in verb form.






30. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






31. Is to wreak great destruction or devastation not interchangeable with ravish






32. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






33. Means to guarantee






34. A decentralized worldwide network of computers that can communicate with each other in later references the Net is acceptable - World Wide Web - like email - is a subset of the Internet. They are not synonymous and should not be used interchangeably.






35. Not afterwards






36. Verb to stop the flow of something






37. Applied to a person residing away from the nation of which he or she is a citizen - or to a person under the protection of a specified nation.






38. Contain to include all or embrace. Used only actively.






39. Action word - past tense is laid - present participle is laying






40. To change






41. NOW is acceptable on second reference- HQ is in Washington






42. Acceptable in a casual sense when the first event in a sequence led logically to the second but was not its direct cause






43. A person who serves as an assistant






44. Used in the United Kingdom or other monarchies. Citizen is also acceptable.






45. Should not be used as an adverb. It does not lose its status as an adjective - however - in a sentence such as "I feel bad." Such a statement is the idiomatic equivalent of I am in bad health.






46. Connotes success in argument and almost always implies an editorial judgement






47. Literally - to strip off the skin by whipping - figuratively to tongue-lash a person






48. In the sense of mass communication - such as magazines - newspapers - the news services - radio - television ad online






49. Use with great care - Avoid any suggestion that the writer is making an allegation - Specify the source of an allegation (arrest record etc.) - Use alleged bribe or similar phrase when necessary to make it clear that an unproved action is not being






50. Lowercase - spell out the numbers less than 10







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