Yahoo

AP Stylebook Updated to Capitalize ‘Black’ and ‘Indigenous’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Associated Press Stylebook updated its guidance on Friday for race-related coverage to capitalize “Black” when used “in a ...
Yahoo

AP Stylebook Discourages Use of ‘Riot,’ Expands Definition of ‘Protest’ to Include ‘Violence’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Associated Press Stylebook was amended this week to discourage the use of the word “riot” to describe violent protests, ...
Poynter

AP Stylebook expands climate change guidance, adds plus symbol to LGBTQ+

The Associated Press Stylebook has added more than 20 entries related to climate change and revised its entry on LGBTQ+ to add the + symbol, editor Paula Froke announced Thursday. The section advises ...
Mediaite

AP Stylebook Suggests Avoiding ‘Politicized Terms’ For Guns In Updated Weapons Entry

The AP Stylebook has received positive reception for its updated weapons entry that includes a detailed description of how journalists should refer to guns. The AP Stylebook, updated annually, is ...
Poynter

AP Stylebook has new Food Guidelines section

NEW YORK – The AP Stylebook has earned a seat at the kitchen table. Beginning today, The Associated Press is making available the print edition of the 2011 AP Stylebook with a new Food Guidelines ...
ESPN

Why the Associated Press Stylebook went with esports, not eSports

It's "esports" folks, not "e-sports" or "eSports," and that's final. In case you missed it, The Associated Press has weighed in on how exactly to spell the term we use to describe League of Legends, ...
Associated Press

AP Stylebook 2014 adds religion chapter with over 200 terms

The Associated Press today released the 2014 Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, which includes about 200 new or revised entries plus a separate chapter with more than 200 religion ...
Mediaite

AP Drops ‘Illegal Immigrant’ From Stylebook: ‘Illegal Should Describe Only An Action’

As of today, the Associated Press will no longer use the term “illegal immigrant.” The change to the influential AP Stylebook was announced by Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen ...
Newsweek

The AP Stylebook Should Update Its Entry on Pronouns | Opinion

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. With the rise of anti-transgender legislation across the country—in sports, schools, even prisons—it comes as no surprise ...
Wired

AP Stylebook Is All A-Twitter Over New Tech Terms

While some say old-school journalism is dying in the Information Age, the stalwarts at the Associated Press are keeping up with the times, adding the words "Twitter" and "texting" to the latest ...
Associated Press

2015 AP Stylebook adds more than 300 new or revised entries

The Associated Press today released the 2015 edition of The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, which includes about 300 new or revised entries. Stylebook editors worked with AP ...