Associated Press Guidelines (A-F)

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  1. 2. The word "_________" on its own is not capitalized but it is capitalized as a part of a proper name
  2. 3. As a verb means to influence something
  3. 4. Use ________ to mean guarantee
  4. 7. Someone who kills a politically important or prominent person
  5. 8. Is not a word and should only be used when quoting or in special contexts
  6. 9. Use ________ to make sure or give confidence
  7. 12. Use ________ for references to insurance
  8. 13. Dr., Mrs., and Mr. are all examples of __________
  9. 14. The study of the relationship between organisms and their surroundings, not synonymous with environment
  10. 16. Use before consonant sounds
  11. 17. AP news reports must use __________ for facts not gathered or confirmed on its own
  12. 20. As a verb means to cause; as a noun means the result of something
  13. 21. List the subject first when referring to a ____________
  14. 23. Someone who is convicted of murder in a court of law
  15. 24. Always avoid placing guilt when referring to someone who has been placed under ________ or charged with a crime
Down
  1. 1. Never use this symbol as it rarely translates and in many cases cannot be seen by AP or other newspaper computers
  2. 3. Refers to the entire region around the Appalachian Mountains
  3. 5. A government controlled company that helps provide money for the US housing market by buying residential mortgages and packaging pools of those loans for sale to investors
  4. 6. Use arabic numerals instead of words when describing ________
  5. 9. Is not a formal title and should not be capitalized
  6. 10. Use before vowel sounds
  7. 11. Always capitalize both letters though it's a title not a name, it's the only thing used when referring to him
  8. 13. The news gathering cooperative dating from 1846
  9. 15. Should contain a city name, entirely in capital letters, followed in most cases by the name of the state, county, or territory where the city is located
  10. 18. Abbreviation for Exchange Traded Fund; Security that tracks a benchmark as a mutual fund does but trades throughout market days like a stock on the exchange
  11. 19. Anyone who kills with a motive of any kind
  12. 22. The national office of an ambassador in a foreign country and the office that handles the political relations of one nation with another