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 contains entries on the arts, business, the environment, health, people, places, and sports. It also includes information on usage, grammar, capitalization, computer terminology, health and science, social media, sports, food, fashion, and religion. To keep pace with world events, The Associated Press has produced topical guides for writing about race, COVID-19, AI, and, most recently, Israel-Hamas.
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/
Disability-inclusive language:
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
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
First reference for spelling, style, usage, and foreign geographic names:
Merriam-Webster
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.