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| Author: Norm Goldstein
Publisher: Basic Books
Category: Book
Rating:  25 reviews
Sales Rank: 13592
Media: Paperback
Edition: Revised
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 378
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 0465004881
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.06607
EAN: 9780465004881
Publication Date: June 29, 2004
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| Customer Reviews:
 AP Stylebook Advantages November 5, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ron Marlar (a retired USAF officer, college professor, school teacher, living currently in Florida)
A primary advantage of The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law is the ease of finding style standards for journalistic writing. There are many writing style guides. Some are general in nature. Others are more specific for special kinds of writing, e.g., college reports, academic papers, scientific reports, and religious books and papers. No other rises to the level of ease as that of The Associated Press Stylebook for finding style standards. This is due to the A to Z listing format used in The Associated Press Stylebook.
Another advantage of this stylebook is indicated by its full title including Briefing on Media Law. Journalists and other writers may know how to write. They may have memorized well most of the style standards, but few seem to know media law unless well trained in journalism schools of top quality.
Other advantages include: the What's New, Bibliography, specific Sports and Business Guidelines and Style, Guide to Punctuation, and Proofreaders' Marks sections.
The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law with its frequent updates is for serious, professional writers and others who want to know how to write and understand legal issues in writing to communicate.
Indispensable June 21, 2001
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There is a reason The AP Stylebook has sold more than 1.6 million copies -- it is an indispensable tool for writers and editors. It is simple to use and also contains a great briefing on media law. If you aspire to journalism, you have to own it.
The Bible of Journalistic Style December 19, 2002
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This (as well as subsequent additions) remains to be the authority on journalistic organization and style. It should be (and probably is) on the desktop of every professional and aspiring journalist.
 50 missing pages make it useless November 15, 2006
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
I got my copy in early November 2006 and discovered pages 181 - 228 are missing. No sign that they were cut out or torn out, so it must have been a binding error.
I am missing everything between "one-sided" and "Simoniz" :-)
I have used the AP Stylebook for 30 years and love it, but be careful if you order the 2004 edition.
Vital August 19, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
While every editor may have his or her preferences when it comes to "which style guide" to use, you will be hard-pressed to go wrong with this text. In addition to the familiar style and usage rules writers must confront (did I just start a sentence with a preposition?), the book also contains an excellent primer on media law. IMO it should be required reading for anyone seeking work as a journalist (or anyone who reads newspapers on a daily basis). People in America not only could use a primer, they could use a couple weather-coatings too!Get a copy if you don't already own one.
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