Grammar & Style Guides for Journalists
- AP Stylebook Online This link opens in a new windowFully searchable version of the Associated Press Stylebook includes an A-Z guide to usage, spelling, and a pronunciation guide with audio files. Access restricted to 10 users at a time. Try again later if you cannot access this resource.
- Journalism & Journalistic Writing
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Purdue OWL website that pares down the Associated Press Style Guide - Reuters Handbook of Journalism
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Includes a general style guide and one for sports coverage. - Got Grammar (A User's Guide)
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20-page PDF from the City University of New York School of Journalism
Style Guides for Terminology for Specific Populations
- NABJ Style Guide
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Style guide from the National Association of Black Journalists, it is "offered as a stylebook for newsrooms and others on terms and language usage of special interest or relevance to our membership and our community". - NCDJ Style Guide
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National Center on Disability and Journalism's style guide. "The style guide is intended for journalists, communication professionals and members of the general public who are seeking the appropriate and accurate language to use when writing or talking about people living with disabilities." - NLGJA’s Stylebook Supplement on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Terminology
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The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists supplement to their style book
Books
When Words Collide by Call Number: EWU-Cheney Upper Level Book Stacks (PE1112 .K435 2012)Publication Date: 2011Kessler and McDonald's WHEN WORDS COLLIDE is praised by students for its straightforward and clear-almost conversational-presentation of grammar. This versatile grammar and usage handbook will work for you as a beginning student and as you continue as a media writer. It provides concise, clear explanations and examples, as well as quick and accurate answers to grammar or usage questions. The unique 'from writer to writer' perspective guides you through the writing process.
Grammar Guides
- EWU Writers' Center Writing Tips
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Grammar, punctuation, word choice, etc. tips - Purdue OWL Grammar
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Around 15 different guides to grammar, from spelling to irregular verbs - Purdue OWL Punctuation
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Several guides on punctuation, with 5 just on commas