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Media Writing And Editing Styleguide

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1. Every two years






2. Means to make sure or give confidence






3. The term denoting that an individual was born in a given location






4. 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






5. 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.






6. A contraction for it is or it has

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7. Capitalize if preceded by state name or when used in proper title. lowercase in other uses.






8. The nouns that follow these words do not constitute a compound subject; they are alternate subjects and require a verb that agrees with the nearer subject - Neither they nor he is going - Neither he nor they are going.






9. 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.






10. Denote a specific cause-effect relationship






11. Singular form of problem or turning point






12. To be used instead of the sexist terms






13. Transportation vehicle






14. AP does not italicize words in news stories.






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






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






17. Do not use when referring to East Asian nations and their peoples. Asian is the acceptable term for an inhabitant of these nations






18. To bog down become disabled or sink






19. To make an ostentatious or defiant display






20. Plural form of a standard






21. To show contempt for






22. When speaking of an individual






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






24. Adjective stopped - firm and steadfast






25. Correct spelling for all uses of a word that means to happen or take place






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






27. Man to be married






28. One who comes into a country ___s to it






29. If a person suffocates in water or other fluid






30. Do not use the term teenaged






31. Both mean to do away with something completely. It cannot happen partially and is redundant to say it happened totally.






32. Correct spelling for one who deceives by using a false identity






33. Means more than half of an amount






34. Is the possessive form of the neuter pronoun






35. Means in an exact sense






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






37. Completeness of process of supplementing something






38. The way a message is getting out through the media such as a telephone or tv set






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






40. Acceptable but use Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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41. Applies to various types of framework - the verb means to arrange on a rack - to torture - trouble or torment -






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






43. Assistance






44. Physical distance






45. Means to receive






46. 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






47. Denotes praise of the expression of courtesy






48. A noun and adjective meaning someone or something first in rank - authority - importance or degree.






49. Takes a singular verb






50. 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






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