New AP Stylebook Adds “Unfriend”

Wednesday, 02 June 2010 | by Pat's Picks

I think the AP Stylebook is more important than ever in our world of instant journalism. I’d love to have three copy editors over my shoulder for every tweet and blog entry, but without that a good reference book for style and language usage is a big help. The 2010 edition of the Stylebook is out today, with new words like “unfriend” and official status for terms such as “app” and the “Great Recession.”

Read about the changes in the AP press release. Buy it online at apstylebook.com

Poynter’s Mallary Jean Tenore put together a nice summary of the changes.

Mashable describes AP’s 42 new guidelines for social media.