SJC-style-and-production-guide-2012

Stucture of this style guideThere are five sections:1. Quick reference. Some of the most common style questions are addressed.2. Style – an easy guide to grammar. This is reproduced from the News Limited styleguide, called Style and provides a very accessible and simple overview of grammarand usage. You can use it for quick reference but, being short and simple, it isprobably also a good idea to read it in full before you start your course. It will remindyou of grammar points you probably learned long ago, and sometimes it may evengive you some new pointers. Try it.3. A to Z. This is the main quick reference section. It provides an alphabetical list ofword use for journalists, from suggesting our newsroom approach to word use, tospelling, to parts of speech to rules of grammar, punctuation, and so on. Hopefullyhere you will find the most important and useful aspects of writing style to help youproduce cleaner, crisper copy. That’s an alliteration! Journalists should probablyavoid them – they’re best used sparingly by advertising copy writers, comedyscript writers, but rarely by journalists. Exclamation marks are also never used byjournalists. That’s a taste of the style guide’s approach. It will be useful in all yourcourses. Don’t read it from start to finish; just dip into it.4. JACdigital production guide. This will be especially useful for those studentscontributing to the School’s webpage news site – anywhere from first year to finalyear production courses. As it is not long, you can read it from start to finish. Youwill also find it very helpful as a reference throughout your program of study.5. Writing for broadcast and JACradio. While JACradio involves students in anumber of broadcast roles, this section of the style guide is for students working inradio news. There are important differences in writing for print and broadcast. Manyof these are reflected in the A to Z section; however, there are particular conventionsof style and language covered in this section. It is a simple and brief guide which youcan read from start to finish, and use as a valuable reference during your studies.Latest additionsNobody gets everything right all of the time. We want you to help us make this guide growand become a useful tool for generations of students. We have introduced a new section withthe online edition called latest additions. Here we will list new words that have entered theprofessional communications domain, but also words you have suggested we should include.Use the contact us button to send us your suggestions. But also click on latest additions tocheck on any new words which may not yet appear in the A to Z list.PAGE 3 – 2012UQ SJC STYLEBOOK