Leading Lines

The leading line in this picture allows the audience's eyes to go towards the end of the building. The railings along the the sides contributes to the effect. 

This road and the line markers creates a leading line because it leads the viewer's eyes towards the moon in the back. Also, the dark and gloomy colors in the picture allows the moon to pop out. 

Punctuation for the seasons:

Lowercase "spring," "summer," "fall," "winter" and derivatives such as "wintertime" unless part of a formal name, for example "I traveled to the Winter Olympics."

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Editor

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Leading Line

Photograph by Kevin Harber
The leading line of this photograph leads the viewers eye from the front of the image to the vanishing point. In addition, the symmetry and repetition of the left and right side are created by the division from the leading line.

The leading line of this photograph adds to the image by leading the viewers eye to the subject of the photograph. The line of the stone also divides the space in the photograph very well.

Kirkland Schuessler,
Photographer

complementary vs complimentary

Complementary means interdependent
             "The husband and wife have complementary careers"
Complimentary means free
             "They received complimentary tickets"

Victoria Petty AP Style Guide-- Numbers

NUMBERS

1. Numbers one through nine are written out and numbers 10 and up are numerals. 

~Example: I have one friend named Tim and 13 friends named Clive. 

2. Spell out grade levels. 

~Example: I am in the ninth grade. 

3. Use a hyphen for scores. 

~Example: The Hawks beat the Cardinals 25-20

4. Spell out fractions 

5. Use noon and midnight rather than 12:00 pm or am. 

6. When using a date span, use a hyphen. 

Action Shots

This photo is fromt he Houston Chronicle online : "McClainL: Texans' special-teams play anything but special teams" Author: John McClain.
This photo is really good because 1. Its not blurry 2. you can see the ball 3. The player is in the air and the photo is focused on him.
Photog: Nick de la Torre

from USA today Online : "Vikings v. Cardinals"

I like this photo because you can see the ball and the pictue is not blurry. The focus is on the players, this is a really hard shot to get because the one player is in the air and its right before he hits the ball out of his hand and the timing of the photog is amazing. Photog: Brace Hemmelgarn

When do you mention race?

Identification by race is pertinent in biographical and announcement stories, provides the reader with a substantial insight into conflicting emotions known or likely to be involved in a demonstration or similar event, or if it adds to the conflict.

States and Cities

When the name of a state stands alone in a sentence, spell it out. When the name of a city and state are used together, the name of the state should be abbreviated (except for Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah). States should also be abbreviated when used as part of a short-form political affiliation. Examples: He came from Lafayette, Ind. The peace accord was signed in Dayton, Ohio. The wildfire began in California and moved east toward Carson City, Nev.

State abbreviations in AP style differ from the two-letter ZIP code abbreviations. Here is how each state is abbreviated in AP style:

State Abbreviations
Ala.	Neb.
Ariz.	Nev.
Ark.	N.H.
Calif.	N.J.
Colo.	N.M.
Conn.	N.Y.
Del.	N.C.
Fla.	N.D.
Ga.	Okla.
Ill.	Ore.
Ind.	Pa.
Kan.	R.I.
Ky.	S.C.
La.	S.D.
Md.	Tenn.
Mass.	Vt.
Mich.	Va.
Minn.	Wash.
Miss.	W.Va.
Mo.	Wis.
Mont.	Wyo.

AP style does not require the name of a state to accompany the names of the following 30 cities:

Cities Not Requiring State Names
Atlanta	Phoenix
Baltimore	Pittsburgh
Boston	St. Louis
Chicago	Salt Lake City
Cincinnati	San Antonio
Cleveland	San Diego
Dallas	San Francisco
Denver	Seattle
Detroit	Washington
Honolulu
Houston
Indianapolis
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Philadelphia

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Michelle Huang
Editor, Three Penny Press

Leading Lines

 Leading lines are created in the image from the road and the center stripes. The curve of the road makes the image more interesting and leads your eyes to the end of the road. Curving lines are more interesting than straight lines.

The dock creates a line leading your eyes back to the line of trees in the background. I think this is a very interesting image, especially because of the sky, the trees, and the water.

Do you capitalize freshman, sophomore, junior, senior?

You do not capitalize freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior unless it is the first word of a sentence.

Ex: The other two post players returning for the Hokies are rising redshirt-junior Cadarian Raines and rising sophomore Joey van Zegeren. "I'm getting stronger, ...

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Daniela Carlock, writer

Leading Lines Photos

I really liked this leading lines photo. The railings of the walkway are in the middle pointing the viewer to the most beautiful part of the picture, the sunset.

These lines are not in the middle of the photo but they are leading towards the main focus of the picuture.
this makes the viewer concentrate on the man in the picutre and not the backround.

Spelling

A person's name is spelled exactly as he or she wishes, even though this sometimes creates inconsistencies. A commercial name is spelled as the company uses it, except the is never capitalized. If the commercial enterprise adopts a different spelling, you must use it.

Books and other types of compositions

Rule: Use quotation marks around the titles of books, songs, television shows, computer games, poems, lectures, speeches and works of art

Example: Author Ally Carter read from her new book, “Only the Good Spy Young.”

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Anthea Wilson, Staff Writer

Numerals

Never begin a sentence with a figure, unless it begin with a year.

Examples: Two hundred bugs crawled. Five flowers grew. 1776 was when the Declaration of Independence was signed.

Use roman numerals to describe wars and show sequences dealing with people. 

Examples: World War I, Pope John Paul II

For ordinal numbers, spell out first through ninth and use figures for 10th + when describing order in time or location. Some ordinal numbers (politically and geographic) , should use figures in all cases.

Examples: Second base, 10th in a row.  Examples: 3rd District Court, 9th ward.

If no usage is specified for cardinal numbers, spell out numbers below 10 and use figures for numbers 10 +. 

Example: Bertha had four children and 11 grandchildren.

When referring to money, use numerals. For cents or amounts of $1 million or more, spell the words cents, million, billion, trillion etc.

Examples: $26.85, $100,600, $7 million, 4 cents.

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Sara Nabhan, writer 

Citing in-text with quotation marks

Quotations marks should be used around: songs, poems, lectures, speeches, and works of art. 

     Example: The poem "The Laboratory" is written by Robert Frost. 

Quotations marks should not be used around: albums, books, television shows, movies, magazines, newspapers, and reference books. These must instead be cited in italics. 

     Example: The Economist is a weekly magazine.

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Katherine Fang, chief

How do you write a dateline?

Datelines are used when the information for a story is found outside the hometown of the paper or source the reporter is writing for. They are at the very beginning of the story and have the city written in ALL CAPS and can be followed by the state written in a normal format (first letter capitilized only). Some major cities do not even need to be followed by the state. There are thirty of these special cities according to the Associated Press Stylebook.

• DENVER - The Brighton Ski Resort...
• WAXAHACHIE, Texas - School administrators met yesterday...

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Molly Oretsky, Sports Writer

How to abbreviate addresses

For addresses what should you abbreviate for street names?

Ave., Blvd. and St.
Menchies is located on Bellaire Blvd.
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Cari Bonilla, Staff Editor

Punctuation

Always leave a single space after a period. Don't use a comma before a conjunction in a simple sentence. Include commas,periods and punctuation within quotation marks.

Examples: "I don't like this!" Jacob and Jim went to the park.

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Jennifer Wang, writer

Dimensions

When refering to dimensions, use numbers for the figure and spell out the units.
right: 15 inches, 80 seconds
wrong: 15 in., 80 sec.


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Tonya Chen, staff writer

Ages

For ages, always use figures. If the age is used as an adjective or as a substitute for a noun, then it should be hyphenated. Don’t use apostrophes when describing an age range. Also, when the number is less than ten, it should be spelled out.

Examples: A 21-year-old student. The student is 21 years old. She is six. A six-year-old girl.

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Zean Liao

Writer, Three Penny Press

Should you capitalize titles?

When writing the title of a person in your story you must capitlize the name.

Example: President Obama is running for president.

Wrong: president obama is running for president.

Alison Elberger, staff writer

The Internet

Styles: Internet, the Net, World Wide Web, the Web, Web site, dot-com, JPEG, DVD, CD-ROM, online, cyberspace, email.
When writing a web address, write like this: http://www.facebook.com

Claire Fisher, News Writer

Names

Names are the Most Important



When writing a story, the most important thing always is getting the name correct for the person you are interviewing. As you come across the first person, you need to give the interviewees first and last name. However, as you progress in writing your story, you will refer back to them only by their last name only. In addition, a writer can not use Mrs., Ms., or Mr. unless there is more than one person in the story with the same last name. Names are key to writing a story because your readers will get displeased if they read about someone they have never heard of.





Stephen Proler- Writer

Parentheses

When finishing a sentence with a phrase in parentheses, put the period outside the closing parentheses.
i.e. They lost the battle (but won the war).

If the phrase or clause in parentheses expresses a separate thought, place the period inside the parentheses.
i.e They lost the battle. (Luckily, they won the war.)

Use parentheses to insert a state name or similar information within a proper name.
i.e He is a reporter for the Houston (Tx.) Chronicle.

Do not use parentheses to set off a political designation. Use commas instead.
i.e Barack Obama, D-Il, announced his run for president.

Nicolas Aldape
Writer, Three Penny Press

Ages

For ages, always use figures. If the age is used as an adjective or as a substitute for a noun, then it should be hyphenated. Don’t use apostrophes when describing an age range. 

Example: She 21 years old.

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Manlin Yao, Staff Editor

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Some widely known abbreviations are required in certain situations, while others are acceptable but not required in some contexts. For example, Dr., Gov., Lt. Gov., Mr., Mrs., Rep., the Rev. and Sen. are required before a person’s full name when they occur outside a direct quotation. Other acronyms and abbreviations are acceptable but not required (i.e. FBI, CIA, GOP). The context should govern such decisions.

Example: Lt. Johnson was a dangerous man. 

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Nathan Hiransomboon
Editor, Three Penny Press

How to write out the time

When you need to write out the time of an event in your story, use figures, but spell out noon and midnight for events that happen at 12 a.m. and 12 p.m. Separate the hours and minutes with a colon, except when it is an exact hour (:00). Clarify the time by adding (space)a.m. or p.m. after the figure.
Example: 1 p.m., 3:30 a.m.

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Laurence Zhang, Staff writer

Should commas go inside quotations marks?

Yes- Commas go inside quotations marks.
Example: "I did nothing wrong," he said.
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Jackie Wertheimer, Three Penny Press Writer

Do you capitalize PRINCIPAL?

You do not capitalize principal unless it is the first word of the sentence.
Example: Principal Smith taught English for two years.
Example: I introduced myself to principal Johnson on Monday.

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http://www.umc.pitt.edu/styleguide/c.html

Sophie Daily
Writer, Three Penny Press

When do you abbreviate a month?

Spell out the month unless it is used with a date. When used with a date, abbreviate only the following months: Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec.

School ended in May, and it started again on Aug. 27.
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Laure Cundiff
Writer, Three Penny Press

Use middle initials to help identify a specific individual.
Micheal C. Mantle was accused of killing his wife.
The Associated Press Stylebook
Johnnie Sinclair
Writer, Three Penny Press

You spell out numbers under ten.
She has three jobs, but she still manages to get 12 hours of sleep every night.
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Leslie Cundiff
Writer, Three Penny Press