Additional Resources

With a few exceptions, Hofstra's Editorial Services Department follows the guidelines of The Associated Press Stylebook, an unparalleled source of information for writers and editors. The stylebook provides guidance on capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and usage, ensuring consistency and clarity in communication. It also offers guidance to help journalists and others write about significant issues of our time. 

Listed below are some resources for additional guidance.

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/

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/

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

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/

Medical:

AMA Manual of Style, American Medical Association: https://www.amamanualofstyle.com/

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, American Psychiatric Association: https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/

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/

Cultural competence guides, Michigan State University: https://news.jrn.msu.edu/culturalcompetence/

Reporting guides, Indigenous Journalists Association: https://indigenousjournalists.org/resources/reporting-guides/

Style Guide, National Association of Black Journalists: https://www.nabj.org/page/styleguide

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/

First reference for spelling, style, usage, and foreign geographic names:

Merriam-Webster

For federal government questions:

Congressional Directory; U.S. Government Publishing Office. This page offers information on current and past members of the U.S. Congress: https://www.congress.gov/members

For non-U.S. government questions:

The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency: https://www.cia.gov/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/.

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.

The Chicago Manual of Style, University of Chicago Press.

The Elements of Style, by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White. Pearson.