CONTENTS
FOREWORD
vi
STYLEBOOK
Key 2
An A to Z listing of guides to capitalization, abbreviation,
spelling, numerals and usage 3
Sports guidelines and style 234
Business guidelines and style 252
A Guide to Punctuation 267
Bibliography 278
LIBEL MANUAL
Foreword 281
Introduction 282
Libel, Defenses and Privilege 283
Public Officials, Public Figures, Public Issues 287
The Right of Privacy 292
Applying the Rules 295
Closed Courtrooms 296
Points to Remember 298
Procedures for Handling Kills and Correctives 299
COPYRIGHT GUIDELINES
303
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
305
PHOTO CAPTIONS
307Caption Corrections, Additions, Eliminations 309
Photo Kills and Eliminations 310
NAA/IPTC Header Fields 310
Supplemental Categories 313
FILING THE WIRE
Coding Requirements 314
Keyword Slug Line 316
Version Section 317
Reference Number Section 318
Format Identifiers 319
Special Note to Members 319
FILING PRACTICES
320
PROOFREADERS’ MARKS
330
ABOUT THE AP
Headquarters 332
U.S. Bureaus 333