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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. The of is unnecessary






2. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






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






4. 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






5. Should not be used as an adverb - use only as adjective. "I feel badly" - could be interpreted as meaning that your sense of touch was bad.






6. When referring to a group of women who attended a school






7. Preferred with numerals (instead of over)






8. Do not use the term teenaged






9. When referring to a woman who has attended a school






10. Personal pronoun describing the deity are lowercase






11. References to insurance






12. Never alright. Hyphenate only if used colloquially as a compound modifier: He is an all-right guy.






13. A preposition to compare nouns and pronouns. requires an object - ex. Jayne blocks ___ a pro.






14. Not amidst for a word that means surrounded by; in the middle of






15. Twice a year (same as semiannual)






16. 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






17. 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.






18. Always preferred over persons - persons only used when it's in a direct quote - also a collective noun when referring to a single race or nation so peoples should only be used when speaking of multiple groups






19. Capitalize as a title and lowercase in all other forms






20. Singular form of problem or turning point






21. Proper spelling and capitalization for a Christian afterlife






22. Do not use these titles just refer to person by first and last name.






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






24. Should only be used in place of the person's name if it is what the individual prefers to be known as.






25. A person who has acquired the full civil rights of a nation either by birth or naturalization. Cities and states in the U.S. do not confer citizenship.






26. Correct spelling of a words that means to make fit for - or change to suit a new purpose






27. Never forwards to explain moving toward a position ahead






28. To swing the arms widely






29. Not afterwards






30. To change






31. Means to exclude






32. Takes a singular verb






33. Introduces more than two items - all pronouns must be in the objective case - among us






34. A contraction for it is or it has


35. Takes plural verb - use it to mean one or the other - not both - right: she said to use either door - wrong: there were lions on either side of the door






36. Plural form of a standard






37. For hanging not referring to a person's death






38. Capitalize initials of name but do not place in quotes






39. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






40. Completeness of process of supplementing something






41. A specific body of advisers heading executive departments for a president - king - governor - etc






42. Assistance






43. Means to receive






44. Serious crime - someone is a felon if the have been convicted of a felony whether or not they have spent time in confinement






45. Plural form of problem or turning point






46. A person who gives advice - never advisor






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






48. Means in a hopeful manner. Do not use to mean it is hoped - let us hope or we hope - right: It is hoped we will complete our work in June. wrong: Hopefully - we will complete our work in June.






49. A listener or reader ____s something from the words






50. Kisses