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APStylebook
@APStylebook
Aug 25, 2020
Avoid the vague "officer-involved" for shootings and other cases involving police. Be specific about what happened. If police use the term, ask: How was the officer or officers involved? Who did the shooting? If the information is not available or not provided, spell that out.
APStylebook
@APStylebook
Jun 19, 2020
AP’s style is now to capitalize Black in a racial, ethnic or cultural sense, conveying an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa.
APStylebook
@APStylebook
Mar 29, 2019
Do not use racially charged or similar terms as euphemisms for racist or racism when the latter terms are truly applicable. #ACES2019 #ACESAPstyle
APStylebook
@APStylebook
Nov 10, 2020
Do not use derogatory terms, such as insane, crazy/crazed, nuts or deranged, unless they are part of a quotation that is essential to the story. Avoid using mental health terms to describe unrelated issues. Don’t say that an awards show, for example, was schizophrenic.
APStylebook
@APStylebook
Aug 15, 2018
Just like a healthy marriage, AP style calls for clear communication. We also believe in the value of compromise. So as a reminder, the Stylebook doesn't prohibit all Oxford commas. If omitting a comma could lead to confusion or misinterpretation, then use the comma.
Brooke Pryor
@bepryor
Aug 13, 2018
This is what happens when an AP style journalist marries an English major and the English major edits the wedding website copy
APStylebook
@APStylebook
Jul 8, 2021
Avoid the vague jargon "officer-involved" or "police-involved." Be specific about what happened. If police use the term, ask for detail. How was the officer or officers involved? Who did what? If that information is not available or not provided, say so.
APStylebook
@APStylebook
Aug 22, 2018
It's plead, pleaded, pleading. AP style advises against using the colloquial past tense form, pled.
APStylebook
@APStylebook
Jan 27, 2023
We deleted an earlier tweet because of an inappropriate reference to French people. We did not intend to offend. Writing French people, French citizens, etc., is good. But "the" terms for any people can sound dehumanizing and imply a monolith rather than diverse individuals.
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APStylebook
@APStylebook
Jul 28, 2020
PB&J is acceptable in all references to a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
APStylebook
@APStylebook
Dec 20, 2017
The adjective "transgender" describes people whose gender identity does not match the sex or gender they were identified as having at birth. Identify people as transgender only if pertinent; don't use "transgendered" or call someone "a transgender."
APStylebook
@APStylebook
Oct 18, 2022
We recommend avoiding the vague jargon officer-involved or police-involved. Be specific about what happened. If police use the term, ask for detail. How was the officer or officers involved? Who did the shooting? If the information is not available or not provided, say so.
APStylebook
@APStylebook
Aug 6, 2020
Be careful not to confuse percent with percentage point. A change from 10% to 13% is a rise of 3 percentage points. This is not equal to a 3% change; rather, it’s a 30% increase.
APStylebook
@APStylebook
Dec 22, 2017
Santa is just fine on second reference to Santa Claus.
APStylebook
@APStylebook
Jun 19, 2020
Replying to @APStylebook
We also now capitalize Indigenous in reference to original inhabitants of a place.