Product Description: This practical handbook is the ideal writing style guide for all reporters, writers, editors, and English and journalism students. It covers all the essentials of good news writing, according to the styles and guidelines set forth by the Associated Press -- with lively examples from today's newspapers...read more

An expert news editor shows how to organize information, avoid jargon and cliches, and write quickly, clearly, and gracefully

Describes the essential qualities of news writing, and covers style, leads, tone, attributive verbs, quotes, color, cliches, features, and word usage

A guide in the tradition of the AP Stylebook lists authoritative information on the proper use of punctuation in effective writing, presented in an easy-to-use format. Original. 25,000 first printing.