Bibliography
A partial list of sources and resources used in preparation of the AP Stylebook:
Climate change:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: https://www.ipcc.ch/
NASA: https://climate.nasa.gov/
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: https://unfccc.int/
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: https://www.ipcc.ch/
NASA: https://climate.nasa.gov/
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: https://unfccc.int/
Disabilities:
Disability Language Style Guide, National Center on Disability and Journalism: https://ncdj.org/style-guide/
Disability Writing & Journalism Guidelines, Center for Disability Rights: https://cdrnys.org/disability-writing-journalism-guidelines/
American Council of the Blind: https://www.acb.org/
American Foundation for the Blind: https://www.afb.org/
Autism Self Advocacy Network: https://autisticadvocacy.org/
National Federation of the Blind: https://nfb.org/
National Association of the Deaf: https://www.nad.org/
World Federation of the Deaf: https://wfdeaf.org/
Disability Language Style Guide, National Center on Disability and Journalism: https://ncdj.org/style-guide/
Disability Writing & Journalism Guidelines, Center for Disability Rights: https://cdrnys.org/disability-writing-journalism-guidelines/
American Council of the Blind: https://www.acb.org/
American Foundation for the Blind: https://www.afb.org/
Autism Self Advocacy Network: https://autisticadvocacy.org/
National Federation of the Blind: https://nfb.org/
National Association of the Deaf: https://www.nad.org/
World Federation of the Deaf: https://wfdeaf.org/
General guidance and inclusive storytelling:
Conscious Style Guide: https://consciousstyleguide.com/
The Diversity Style Guide: https://www.diversitystyleguide.com/
Guidelines for Inclusive Journalism, The Seattle Times: http://st.news/inclusivejournalism
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: https://apastyle.apa.org/
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/bias-free-language
https://www.apa.org/about/apa/equity-diversity-inclusion/language-guide.pdf
Conscious Style Guide: https://consciousstyleguide.com/
The Diversity Style Guide: https://www.diversitystyleguide.com/
Guidelines for Inclusive Journalism, The Seattle Times: http://st.news/inclusivejournalism
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: https://apastyle.apa.org/
https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/bias-free-language
https://www.apa.org/about/apa/equity-diversity-inclusion/language-guide.pdf
Drugs; addictions:
Media Guide, National Institute on Drug Abuse: https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/mediaguide_web_3_0.pdf
Office of National Drug Control Policy: https://bit.ly/2X8Yz5d
International Society of Addiction Journal Editors: http://www.parint.org/isajewebsite/terminology.htm
AMA Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse: https://tinyurl.com/yc8z65r6
National Institute on Drug Abuse: https://nida.nih.gov/
Media Guide, National Institute on Drug Abuse: https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/mediaguide_web_3_0.pdf
Office of National Drug Control Policy: https://bit.ly/2X8Yz5d
International Society of Addiction Journal Editors: http://www.parint.org/isajewebsite/terminology.htm
AMA Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse: https://tinyurl.com/yc8z65r6
National Institute on Drug Abuse: https://nida.nih.gov/
LGBTQ+:
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists: https://www.nlgja.org/stylebook/
Style Guide, Trans Journalists Association: https://transjournalists.org/style-guide/
GLAAD Media Reference Guide: https://www.glaad.org/reference
AMA Manual of Style, American Medical Association: https://www.amamanualofstyle.com/
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, American Psychiatric Association: https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists: https://www.nlgja.org/stylebook/
Style Guide, Trans Journalists Association: https://transjournalists.org/style-guide/
GLAAD Media Reference Guide: https://www.glaad.org/reference
AMA Manual of Style, American Medical Association: https://www.amamanualofstyle.com/
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, American Psychiatric Association: https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm
Medical:
AMA Manual of Style, American Medical Association: https://www.amamanualofstyle.com/
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, American Psychiatric Association: https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/
Journalism Resource Guide on Behavioral Health, the Carter Center: https://www.cartercenter.org/resources/pdfs/health/mental_health/2015-journalism-resource-guide-on-behavioral-health.pdf
National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov
National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://nami.org/Home
The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional
U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, MedlinePlus: https://medlineplus.gov/
AMA Manual of Style, American Medical Association: https://www.amamanualofstyle.com/
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, American Psychiatric Association: https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/
Journalism Resource Guide on Behavioral Health, the Carter Center: https://www.cartercenter.org/resources/pdfs/health/mental_health/2015-journalism-resource-guide-on-behavioral-health.pdf
National Institute of Mental Health: https://www.nimh.nih.gov
National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://nami.org/Home
The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library: https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional
U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, MedlinePlus: https://medlineplus.gov/
Race-related coverage:
Asian American Journalists Association guidance: https://www.aaja.org/news-and-resources/guidances/
Subject matter experts from AAJA: https://www.aajastudio.org/
Cultural Compliance Handbook, National Association of Hispanic Journalists: https://nahj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NAHJ-Cultural-Compliance-Handbook-Revised-12-20-2.pdf
Cultural competence guides, Michigan State University: https://news.jrn.msu.edu/culturalcompetence/
Style Guide, National Association of Black Journalists: https://www.nabj.org/page/styleguide
Tribal Nations Media Guide, Native Americans Journalists Association: https://najanewsroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-NAJA-Tribal-Nations-Media-Guide-1.pdf
Asian American Journalists Association guidance: https://www.aaja.org/news-and-resources/guidances/
Subject matter experts from AAJA: https://www.aajastudio.org/
Cultural Compliance Handbook, National Association of Hispanic Journalists: https://nahj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/NAHJ-Cultural-Compliance-Handbook-Revised-12-20-2.pdf
Cultural competence guides, Michigan State University: https://news.jrn.msu.edu/culturalcompetence/
Style Guide, National Association of Black Journalists: https://www.nabj.org/page/styleguide
Tribal Nations Media Guide, Native Americans Journalists Association: https://najanewsroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-NAJA-Tribal-Nations-Media-Guide-1.pdf
Religion:
Handbook of Denominations in the United States, Abingdon Press: https://www.abingdonpress.com/product/9781501822513/
Religion Stylebook, Religion Newswriters Association: http://religionstylebook.com/
World Christian Encyclopedia, Oxford University Press: https://www.worldchristiandatabase.org/
Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.: http://yearbookofchurches.org/
Sikhism: A Reporter’s Guide, Sikh Coalition: https://www.sikhcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Sikhism-Reporters-Guide-Electronic.pdf
Handbook of Denominations in the United States, Abingdon Press: https://www.abingdonpress.com/product/9781501822513/
Religion Stylebook, Religion Newswriters Association: http://religionstylebook.com/
World Christian Encyclopedia, Oxford University Press: https://www.worldchristiandatabase.org/
Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches, National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.: http://yearbookofchurches.org/
Sikhism: A Reporter’s Guide, Sikh Coalition: https://www.sikhcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Sikhism-Reporters-Guide-Electronic.pdf
Suicide:
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/reporting-on-suicide-prevention
Reporting on suicide guidelines: https://reportingonsuicide.org/
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American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/reporting-on-suicide-prevention
Reporting on suicide guidelines: https://reportingonsuicide.org/
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First reference for spelling, style, usage and foreign geographic names:
Merriam-Webster
Merriam-Webster
Other references for spelling, style, usage and foreign geographic names:
Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press
: https://www.oed.com/
National Geographic Atlas of the World, National Geographic Society
: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/
Concise Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press
: https://www.oed.com/National Geographic Atlas of the World, National Geographic Society
: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/
For federal government questions:
Congressional Directory; U.S. Government Publishing Office. This link allows searching of the directories for the 104th Congress (1995–1996) and later: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/CDIR/
For the current Congress: https://www.congress.gov
Congressional Directory; U.S. Government Publishing Office. This link allows searching of the directories for the 104th Congress (1995–1996) and later: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/CDIR/
For the current Congress: https://www.congress.gov
For non-U.S. government questions:
Political Handbook of the World, CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications. CIA World Factbook online: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
Political Handbook of the World, CQ Press, an imprint of SAGE Publications. CIA World Factbook online: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
For a company’s formal name:
Consult the national stock exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange, https://www.nyse.com/index, or Nasdaq, https://www.nasdaq.com/. Also consult Stylebook Online entries for individual company names, and the entry “company names,” as AP usage may differ.
Consult the national stock exchanges: the New York Stock Exchange, https://www.nyse.com/index, or Nasdaq, https://www.nasdaq.com/. Also consult Stylebook Online entries for individual company names, and the entry “company names,” as AP usage may differ.
Other references and writing guides:
The Word, by Rene J. Cappon. The Associated Press.
Fowler’s Dictionary of Modern English Usage, edited by Jeremy Butterfield. Oxford University Press.
Garner’s Modern English Usage, by Bryan A. Garner. Oxford University Press.
Merriam-Webster’s Concise Dictionary of English Usage. Merriam-Webster Inc.
The Chicago Manual of Style
, University of Chicago Press.
The Elements of Style
, by Strunk & White. The Macmillan Co.
The Word, by Rene J. Cappon. The Associated Press.
Fowler’s Dictionary of Modern English Usage, edited by Jeremy Butterfield. Oxford University Press.
Garner’s Modern English Usage, by Bryan A. Garner. Oxford University Press.
Merriam-Webster’s Concise Dictionary of English Usage. Merriam-Webster Inc.
The Chicago Manual of Style
, University of Chicago Press.The Elements of Style
, by Strunk & White. The Macmillan Co.