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39-474: The Sun features coverage of the university and its environs. It prints on Wednesdays when the university is open for academic instruction. In addition to these regular issues, The Sun publishes a graduation issue, reunion issue, and a freshman issue, which is mailed to incoming Cornell freshmen before their first semester. The paper is free on campus and online. The Sun edits under its proprietary "Sun Style Guide," an amended version of AP Style . Aside from

78-765: A basic reference to American English grammar, punctuation, and principles of reporting, including many definitions and rules for usage as well as styles for capitalization , abbreviation , spelling , and numerals. The first publicly available edition of the book was published in 1953. The first modern edition was published in August 1977 by Lorenz Press . Afterwards, various paperback editions were published by different publishers, including, among others, Turtleback Books, Penguin 's Laurel Press, Pearson 's Addison-Wesley , and Hachette 's Perseus Books and Basic Books . Recent editions are released in several formats, including paperback and flat-lying spiral-bound editions, as well as

117-468: A co-editor of AP Stylebook 1980 edition, stated that: Howard Angione... at times thought the task he and UPI counterpart Bobby Ray Miller had undertaken resembled the quest of Don Quixote. It was "an impossible dream", Angione said, to find style rules that pleased everyone, especially since even grammarians couldn't agree among themselves. In 1989, Norm Goldstein became the AP Stylebook lead editor,

156-479: A complete reference to American English words and grammar, was released in 1909, under the title: "The Associate Press Rules Regulations and General Orders" . By the early 1950s the publication was formalized into the AP Stylebook and became the leading professional English grammar reference by most member and non-member news bureaus throughout the world. Due to growing demand by non-member journalists and writers working in public-facing corporate communications,

195-570: A digital e-book edition and an online subscription version. Additionally, the AP Stylebook also provides English grammar recommendations through social media, including Twitter , Facebook , Pinterest , and Instagram . From 1977 to 2005, more than two million copies of the AP Stylebook have been sold worldwide, with that number climbing to 2.5 million by 2011. Writers in broadcasting , news, magazine publishing, marketing departments and public relations firms traditionally adopt and apply AP grammar and punctuation styles. The AP Stylebook

234-470: A few full-time production positions, The Sun is staffed by Cornell students and is fully independent of the university. It operates out of its own building in downtown Ithaca. As of 2023, The Sun is ranked the third-best college student newspaper in the nation, behind Yale and Syracuse , according to College Choice's annual rankings. The Cornell Daily Sun was founded in 1880 by William Ballard Hoyt to challenge Cornell's original and leading publication,

273-439: A guide may also enforce the best practice in ethics (such as authorship , research ethics , and disclosure) and compliance ( technical and regulatory ). For translations, a style guide may even be used to enforce consistent grammar, tones, and localization decisions such as units of measure . Style guides may be categorized into three types: comprehensive style for general use; discipline style for specialized use, which

312-613: A job he held until the 2007 edition. After publishing the final edition under his editorship, Goldstein commented on the future of the AP Stylebook ' s section on name references: I think the difference... now is that there is more information available on the Internet, and I'm not sure, and at least our executive editor is not sure, how much of a reference book we ought to be anymore. I think some of our historical background material like on previous hurricanes and earthquakes, that kind of encyclopedic material that's so easily available on

351-603: A letter to the editor in 1953. AP Stylebook The Associated Press Stylebook (generally called the AP Stylebook ), alternatively titled The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law , is a style and usage guide for American English grammar created by American journalists working for or connected with the Associated Press journalism cooperative based in New York City . The Stylebook offers

390-1031: A new criminal justice chapter. Style guide A style guide is a set of standards for the writing, formatting , and design of documents . A book-length style guide is often called a style manual or a manual of style ( MoS or MOS ). A short style guide, typically ranging from several to several dozen pages, is often called a style sheet . The standards documented in a style guide are applicable for either general use, or prescribed use in an individual publication, particular organization, or specific field. A style guide establishes standard style requirements to improve communication by ensuring consistency within and across documents. They may require certain best practices in writing style , usage , language composition , visual composition , orthography , and typography by setting standards of usage in areas such as punctuation , capitalization , citing sources , formatting of numbers and dates, table appearance and other areas. For academic and technical documents,

429-671: A reference work", the organization started expanding the book and in 1977 produced a book that was different in a few fundamental regards. Firstly, The structure was changed and entries were organized in alphabetical order so that users could find what they need in a timely manner. Secondly, in 1977 the book was published for the first time by a 3rd party publisher – Lorenz Press . Thirdly, in 1977, United Press International and AP cooperated to produce stylebooks for each organization based on revisions and guidelines jointly agreed to by editors of both UPI Stylebook (Bobby Ray Miller) and AP Stylebook (Howard Angione). In 1982, Eileen Alt Powell,

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468-408: A short style sheet that cascades over the larger style guide of an organization such as a publishing company, whose specific content is usually called house style . Most house styles, in turn, cascade over an industry-wide or profession-wide style manual that is even more comprehensive. Examples of industry style guides include: Finally, these reference works cascade over the orthographic norms of

507-430: Is often specific to academic disciplines , medicine , journalism , law , government , business, and other industries; and house or corporate style , created and used by a particular publisher or organization. Style guides vary widely in scope and size. Writers working in large industries or professional sectors may reference a specific style guide, written for usage in specialized documents within their fields. For

546-667: Is organized into sections: From 1909, when the first company-wide stylebook-like guide was released internally under the title: "The Associate Press Rules Regulations and General Orders" , and until 1953, the stylebook was published under different titles including, among others, Instructions for Correspondents of the Associated Press , The Associated Press. Regulations Traffic Department , A Guide for Filing Editors. The Associated Press , A Guide for Foreign Correspondents. The Associated Press , A Guide for Writers. The Associated Press , The AP Copy Book , and AP Writing Handbook . By

585-455: Is the 2020–2022 AP Stylebook , available spiral-bound directly from AP, and as a perfect-bound paperback sold by Basic Books . Creation of AP Stylebook has been helmed by lead editor Paula Froke since 2016. In early 2023, the stylebook attracted attention for suggesting that " the French " could be an offensive term in a tweet promoting people-first language ; there was considerable mockery of

624-582: The AP Stylebook . The print version is expected to be available, unless otherwise stated, biennially. Due to the rising influence of the Spanish language worldwide, in November 2012 Associated Press added, in addition to American English, its first ever Spanish edition of its stylebook. The Spanish edition is separate from the English edition and has a different website, as well as Twitter and Facebook accounts. Unlike

663-483: The Associated Press ." Following the shift of its main competitor, The Ithaca Journal , from evening to morning daily publication in 1996, The Sun changed its traditional front page slogan which, after several iterations, now states "Independent Since 1880." This period also marked a shift in The Sun ' s content from national to local and university-related stories. The newspaper's common features include "Around

702-487: The Cornell Daily Sun , exists to further journalism by Cornell University students. The Cornell Daily Sun claims over a dozen Pulitzer Prize winners and boasts a number of prominent alumni, including: Other prominent Cornellians have written letters to the editor, including former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , who responded to an op-ed on wiretapping written by Cornell Law School students with

741-458: The 'journalist bible'. In 2000, the guide was renamed The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law and the paperback edition has been published under this title since then. Some editions, such as the spiral-bound and e-book editions, use the shorter title The Associated Press Stylebook on their covers. The Associated Press organization was first created in 1846. The first company-wide AP "guide" did not cover English grammar. It

780-505: The AP published their first official "stylebook" for the general public in 1953 under the title Associated Press Style Book ; the first publication focused on "where the wire set a specific style". For nearly a quarter century it assumed its reader had a "solid grounding in language and a good reference library" and thus omitted any guidelines in those broader areas. In 1977, prompted by AP Executive News Editor Lou Boccardi 's request for "more of

819-1011: The Cornell Daily Sun Building, it has housed the paper's offices since June 2003 and is coincidentally located next door to The Ithaca Journal ' s offices. The building also houses a kava bar in its basement. In the fall semester of 2004, The Sun turned free and started featuring full-color front and back pages as part of a redesign in its layout. These moves were partially effected to boost circulation in response to Cornell's Student Assembly 's decision to provide The New York Times and USA Today on campus for free to all undergraduate Cornell students. On September 17, 2005, more than 370 Sun alumni and guests gathered in Manhattan to celebrate The Sun's 125th anniversary. Speakers included Kurt Vonnegut '43, Carl Leubsdorf '59, Sam Roberts '68, Jay Branegan '73, Howard A. Rodman '71, S. Miller Harris '44, and Jeremy Schaap '91. The emcee

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858-463: The English edition which currently has both online and print versions, the Spanish edition only has an online edition. The Spanish edition does not have an 'edition number' since it only exists as an online service. From 1980 to 1984 the English edition was updated biennially; then from 1985 to 2020, the English edition was updated annually, usually in May, at which time edits and new entries were added to keep

897-500: The Internet now, might be cut back. After Norm Goldstein stepped down as lead editor in 2007, in bibliographical records for all subsequent editions starting from 2008 lead editors' names are usually not explicitly called out and the author is simply referred to as Associated Press or AP Editors . In 2009 and 2011 the Stylebook was released as an app called AP Stylebook Mobile edition for iOS and BlackBerry, respectively, however it

936-594: The Sun," a weekly multimedia recap series, and a sex column that appears weekly on Thursdays. In January 2003, the Cornell Daily Sun Alumni Association purchased the former Elks Lodge in downtown Ithaca, erected 1916. Led by Stanley Chess, the founding president of the Association, John Schroeder '74, and Gary L. Rubin '72, the alumni completely renovated the building over the next several months. Now called

975-551: The United States' The Chicago Manual of Style from the University of Chicago Press . Australia has a style guide, available online, created by its government. The variety in scope and length is enabled by the cascading of one style over another, analogous to how styles cascade in web development and in desktop cascade over CSS styles. In many cases, a project such as a book , journal , or monograph series typically has

1014-416: The book was released in 1953. However, all editions prior to 1977 are not included in the editions count and the first modern edition is considered to be the August 1977 edition released for the first time by Lorenz Press . The latest, 2020 version, is the 55th edition and can be used until 2022. The Associated Press has reduced the frequency in print publication due to the popularity of the online version of

1053-563: The end of WWII, pressures from a growing number of non-journalistic business sectors, already referencing copied or confiscated copies of the guide for years, greatly increased the stylebook's demand. The first publicly available edition of AP Stylebook was published in 1953 under the title "The Associated Press Style Book" . Since 1953, the stylebook has been published under different titles, including Writing for The AP ; AP Stylebook ; and The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual . Some journalists have referred to The AP Stylebook as

1092-907: The language in use (for example, English orthography for English-language publications). This, of course, may be subject to national variety, such as British, American, Canadian, and Australian English . Some style guides focus on specific topic areas such as graphic design , including typography . Website style guides cover a publication's visual and technical aspects as well as text. Guides in specific scientific and technical fields may cover nomenclature to specify names or classifying labels that are clear, standardized, and ontologically sound (e.g., taxonomy , chemical nomenclature , and gene nomenclature ). Style guides that cover usage may suggest descriptive terms for people which avoid racism , sexism , homophobia , etc. Style guides increasingly incorporate accessibility conventions for audience members with visual, mobility, or other disabilities. Since

1131-523: The most part, these guides are relevant and useful for peer-to-peer specialist documentation or to help writers working in specific industries or sectors communicate highly technical information in scholarly articles or industry white papers . Professional style guides of different countries can be referenced for authoritative advice on their respective language(s), such as the United Kingdom's New Oxford Style Manual from Oxford University Press ; and

1170-577: The rise of the digital age, websites have allowed for an expansion of style guide conventions that account for digital behavior such as screen reading . Screen reading requires web style guides to focus more intently on a user experience subjected to multichannel surfing. Though web style guides can also vary widely, they tend to prioritize similar values concerning brevity, terminology, syntax, tone, structure, typography, graphics, and errors. Most style guides are revised periodically to accommodate changes in conventions and usage. The frequency of updating and

1209-813: The stylebook up to date with technological and cultural changes. As of the middle of 2024, the most recent edition is the 2024-2026 edition (57th edition). In 2005, dozens of new or revised entries were added, including " Sept. 11 ", " e.g. ", " i.e. ", " FedEx " and " Midwest region ". In 2008, about 200 new or revised entries were added, including " iPhone ", " anti-virus ", " outsourcing ", " podcast ", " text messaging ", " social networking ", " high-definition " and " Misplaced Pages ". In 2009, about 60 new or revised entries were added, including " Twitter ", " baba ghanoush " and " texting ". In 2013, about 90 new or revised entries were added, including " Benedictine ", " Grand Marnier ", " madeleine " and " upside-down cake ", " chichi " and " froufrou ". Usage of "illegal immigrant"

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1248-540: The suggestion, and the AP subsequently retracted it. The influence of the AP and similar news service styles has reached beyond the news writing community. Many other North American sectors disseminating information to the public began to adopt news styles as early as the late 1800s. Many other sectors now also have developed their own similar style guides and also continue to reference the AP Stylebook for general American grammar, more than any other style guide available. The first publicly available English edition of

1287-403: The weekly Cornell Era , which was founded in 1868. In the newspaper's first edition, published on September 16, 1880, The Sun boasted in its opening paragraph: "We have no indulgence to ask, no favors to beg." The newspaper later incorporated and changed to daily frequency, earning its longstanding boast "Ithaca's Only Morning Newspaper." In 1912, it added a second, "first collegiate member of

1326-490: Was Stan Chess '69. A 130th anniversary dinner was held on September 25, 2010. In 2016, the newspaper announced that it was reducing its publication rate from five days a week to three. In 2020, it further cut back to twice a week as a cost-reducing measure. At the beginning of the 2024-2025 academic year, the paper further reduced publication to once per week, with 24/7 publishing online. The Cornell Daily Sun Alumni Association, comprising former editors, managers, and staff of

1365-463: Was added about digital security for journalists. AP stylebook moved to capitalized Black and lowercase white. The 2022–2024 edition includes more than 300 new and revised entries, including a new chapter on "inclusive storytelling", "where possible" usage of " they/them/their " singular pronouns, revised guidance on the use of the term "female", immigration and new entries for " critical race theory ", " anti-vaxxer ". The 2024–2026 edition includes

1404-625: Was created in 2012, after requests from the AP Mexico City bureau and others to develop such a stylebook. The bureau at the time was looking for ways to expand into Latin America while bridging the language barrier. In 2013 the AP Spanish Stylebook came into fruition and is now available to everyone. The Spanish AP stylebook is also referred to as the Manual de Estilo . The most recent print edition

1443-422: Was later discontinued in 2015 in favor of users simply accessing the AP Stylebook online edition through their desktop or mobile browsers. In March 2019 AP created an Archived AP Stylebooks section on its apstylebook.com website where anyone can access previous versions of the AP Stylebook starting from 1900 "brochure on AP corporate structure" and all the way to 1977 edition. The first Spanish AP stylebook

1482-443: Was more of a brochure with 24 pages of various titles and corporate structures of the Associated Press organization and was first published in 1900 under the title "The Associated Press". Although a formal English grammar style guide did not exist across the organization through the 1800s, individual bureaus were known to have maintained similar internal style guides as early as the late 1870s. The first corporate-wide style guide, with

1521-429: Was regulated. In 2018 AP Stylebook included a chapter on polling and surveys. In 2019, about 200 new or revised entries were added, including " budtender ", " deepfake " and " cryptocurrency ". The 2020–2022 edition was released on May 21, 2020. About 90 new or revised technology-related entries were added, including "internet privacy", "digital wallet" / "mobile wallet", "smart devices", and "lidar". A new chapter

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