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Towards a working grammar for journalists (pdf)...a style guide from Trina McLellan & Natalie Crump of the Univesrity of Southern Queensland

 

Resources: StyleGuides

UQ Journalism Style Book

This style book is a guide for the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland and for its newspaper, The Queensland Independent.

BBC News Style Guide

With over 80,000 downloads to date, its popularity has been phenomenal, generating lots of feedback. This page also contains other style resources.

The Guardian Style Guide

Online alphabetical guide from one of Britain's leading newspapers

BBC Radio News Style Guide

This is a version of a guide to usage and style intended for journalists who work in the BBC Radio Newsroom.

Economist Style Guide

This guide is based on the style book which is given to all journalists at The Economist.

Strunk's The Elements of Style

An old but classic guide. Good on basics not on modern usage.

 

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