AP STYLE BOOTCAMP

A guide to accompany your Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, 2010

DATES / MONTHS
 See p. 184
 Capitalize names of all months
 Only abbreviate when there's a date, too
 Only abbreviate months with more than seven letters

ADDRESSES
 See p. 4
 Only abbreviate Ave., Blvd. and St. when with a numbered address
 Spell out all others (i.e.: Road)
 Use figures for house number
 Use periods in P.O. Box
 Abbreviate states as described on p. 266

DATELINE
 See pp. 79-80
 City name in ALL CAPS
 Major US cities need no state listed
 Abbreviate states as described on p. 266

NUMBERS , NUMERALS
 See pp. 201-203
 Spell out one through nine
 Use digits for 10 and higher
 To start a sentence, spell out a number OR rewrite sentence
NAMES, TITLES

NAMES
 See p. 190
 Use first & last name on first reference
 Use last name only on second reference

COURTESY TITLES (MR., MRS., ETC.)

 See p. 74
 No courtesy title on first reference
 No courtesy title on second reference

TITLES (FORMAL TITLES)

 See pp. 278-281
 Use lowercase unless immediately before name

ALSO SEE AP STYLE BOOK FOR

 Academic titles (p. 3)
 Composition titles (p. 67)
 Legislative titles (p. 161)
 Military titles (p. 180-182)
 Religious titles (p. 244)

PUNCTUATION!
 See "A Guide to Punctuation" chapter, pp. 363+
 Use standard, American punctuation rules in most cases
 Use one space after a period, pp. 371-372
 Pay special attention to commas (esp. in a series), pp. 366-368

SOCIAL MEDIA
 Entire section devoted to social media in 2010 edition, pp. 314-319

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