If a comma comes between the title and the name, or the title comes after the name, the title is not capitalized. Titles – all titles – are only capitalized if they come directly before a person’s name. However, the word “president” does not need to be capitalized every time it’s used. Capitalizing job titles: Company presidents are, no doubt, very important people. ![]() Even if you don’t get it all right (“all right” is always two words – never one, BTW), here are a few that drive me particularly nutso. I definitely “overlooked” a few poorly written submissions in my journalism days and, in a time when many journalists wear many hats, it’s nice to be nice.Īs journalism and PR continue to evolve – and expand into more channels with fewer characters, the disregard for my beloved Stylebook grows. Heavy editing doesn’t bode well for the publication of your release or article. If you don’t write in AP Style, they have to edit your work so that it follows AP Style. ![]() Traditional media outlets follow AP Style to create consistency across the publication. Doing so suggests that you comprehend the English language. You start losing points the minute you capitalize every word in your press release’s headline and subhead. There’s a reason for our conformity, folks.įirst, it makes us look smart. ![]() I judge those people now, just like I judged them back when I was a newspaper journalist and editor. It pains me that most PR and marketing pros don’t use AP Style. (Note the spelling of “OK,” that quotation marks – not italics – are used around a book’s title and that “bible,” in this use, is lowercase because it’s a non-religious reference.) I’m obsessed with “The Associated Press Stylebook.” It’s my bible to grammar geekdom.
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