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''The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law'', usually called the ''AP Stylebook'', is a style and usage guide used by newspapers and in the news industry in the United States. First published in 1954, the book in recent years is updated annually by Associated Press editors, usually in June. The 50th edition〔Indicia, ''Associated Press Stylebook 2009'', ISBN 978-0-917360-53-4, "First edition, August 1977; 44th Edition, 2009." This makes the 2015 edition the 50th. Amazon.com and other sellers are not reliable sources for edition and release details, and frequently give conflicting edition information, or are missing releases (e.g. Amazon.com does not know the (2014 edition ) existed). Recent editions no longer provide an edition number, requiring that it be calculated from an edition that did.〕 was released , with 300 new or revised entries.〔http://www.ap.org/Content/Press-Release/2015/2015-AP-Stylebook-adds-more-than-300-new-or-revised-entries〕 The first Basic Books edition was published in August 1977.〔 A 60th anniversary edition was published in 2013.〔http://www.ap.org/Content/Press-Release/2013/AP-Stylebook-marks-60th-anniversary-with-new-print-edition〕 Modern editions are released in several formats, including trade paperback, flat-lying spiral-bound, an online subscription, and an iOS mobile app. Reporters, editors and others use the ''AP Stylebook'' as a guide for grammar, punctuation and principles and practices of reporting. However, the ''AP Stylebook'' is also used by broadcasters, magazines, marketing departments and public relations firms. Over the last 50 years, the AP has become the leading style for non-journalistic publishers. Corporate marketing departments typically adopt the ''AP Stylebook'' to elevate their own mass communications to a style widely accepted by readers and to emulate unbiased news and information. Mass communicators of all types find AP style offers many short-form writing advantages. Its simplified grammar, such as dropping the Oxford comma and using figures for all numbers above nine, saves scarce print and web space. The ''AP Stylebook'' is alphabetically organized and easy to use. Styles for capitalization, abbreviation, spelling, numerals and usage are provided. ==Organization== The stylebook is organized into sections: ;Business Guidelines A reference section for reporters covering business and financial news including general knowledge of accounting, bankruptcy, mergers and international bureaus. ''For instance, it includes explanations of five different chapters of bankruptcy.'' ;Sports Guidelines and Style Includes terminology, statistics, organization rules and guidelines commonly referenced by sports reporters. ''Example: The correct way to spell and use basketball terminology e.g. half-court pass, field goal and goaltending.'' ;Guide to Punctuation A specific guide on how to use punctuation in journalistic materials, this section includes rules regarding hyphens, commas, parentheses and quotations. ''Example: In a series use commas to separate items but no comma before a conjunction e.g. We bought eggs, milk and cheese at the store.'' ;Briefing on Media Law An overview of legal issues and ethical expectations for those working in the journalism industry. ''Example: The difference between slander and libel. Slander is spoken; libel is written, to start with.'' ;Photo Captions The simple formula of what to include when writing a photo cutline. ;Editing Marks A key with editing symbols to assist the journalist with the proofreading process. ''Example: When a word is circled it means that the word should be abbreviated, or that an abbreviation should be unabbreviated.'' ;Bibliography This provides second reference materials for information not included in the book. ''Example: Use ''Webster's New World College Dictionary'', Fourth Edition, Wiley, Hoboken, N.J. as first reference after the AP Stylebook for spelling, style, usage and foreign geographic names.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AP Stylebook」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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