AP Stylebook update: Denali is now Mount McKinley but the Gulf of America is still the Gulf of Mexico In a statement explaining its decision, the AP said Trump has the authority to change the mountain’s name, but the gulf is a global name January 24, 2025 Matthew Crowley
Opinion | AP Stylebook’s new chapter on crime is a glimpse into the future A decade from now, American newsrooms will have replaced cheap stories with data-rich narratives that educate communities and hold cops accountable June 4, 2024 Kelly McBride
AP Stylebook updates entries on criminal justice, prefixes, and flips to Merriam-Webster The new criminal justice chapter includes more than 50 entries covering specific terms, some new, some revised. May 31, 2024 Matthew Crowley
The AP Stylebook, a ‘toolbook, not a rulebook,’ is in constant evolution ‘If we don't accurately and adequately depict everyone in our world, we are not doing accurate journalism or any kind of reporting or storytelling.’ December 6, 2023 Matthew Crowley
The basics on Israel, Gaza, Palestine and Hamas for local journalists Newsroom staffers are scrambling to get up to speed on what is arguably the world’s most complex conflict October 13, 2023 Al Tompkins
Associated Press cements the AI era with newsroom guidance Weeks after announcing a partnership with OpenAI, The Associated Press urges caution in using — and reporting on — generative AI tools. August 16, 2023 Alex Mahadevan
AP Stylebook expands climate change guidance, adds plus symbol to LGBTQ+ Reporters should be skeptical of companies that say they are ‘green’ but cannot provide details to support their claim. March 23, 2023 Angela Fu
AP style tips for covering the British royal family The Associated Press Stylebook put together a guide Thursday following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. September 8, 2022 Angela Fu
AP Stylebook adds inclusive storytelling chapter with updates on covering race, gender, sexual orientation and more Other changes include 35 disabilities-related entries and expanded guidance on the usage of they/them/their pronouns June 1, 2022 Angela Fu
AP Stylebook expands Asian American terms, revises entry on disabilities The latest changes were announced at ACES conference April 23, 2021 Kristen Hare
How the AP Stylebook has kept up with the pandemic ‘There’s never been a pace or number of so many updates so quickly, at least since I’ve been around the stylebook,’ editor Paula Froke said. April 9, 2021 Angela Fu
Here are a few AP Stylebook reminders before the Biden/Harris inauguration First gentleman is ‘not an official title, always lowercase.’ January 20, 2021 Kristen Hare
The Associated Press announced it will not capitalize W in white The AP wrote that Black people share cultural similarities, but white people do not. Some linguists worry the lowercase W will cause confusion. July 20, 2020 Eliana Miller
Many newsrooms are now capitalizing the B in Black. Here are some of the people who made that happen It took years of work behind the scenes, both with the Associated Press and despite seemingly sacred style rules. June 30, 2020 Kristen Hare
AP will capitalize the B in Black ‘For all the newsrooms waiting on AP to set the example, there’s no excuse’ June 19, 2020 Nicole Asbury
