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Tuesday, August 19th, 2003 at 9:47 AM | 1 commentBBC has made its BBC News Styleguide - Online course details” href=”http://www.bbctraining.co.uk/onlineCourse.asp?tID=5487&cat=3″>BBC News Styleguide available for downloading (PDF file). It’s for BBC’s journalists, but it’s a great resource for anyone who wants to write well. Having a style guide especially in a large organization is a lifesaver in ensuring the organization is consistent in representing itself in words.
The last line of the description is funny. “…and how to avoid irritating your editor.” Amen. [Reference: PR Opinions]
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BBC News Styleguide
Download the BBC News Styleguide for some helpful tips on writing better. Although written with journalists in mind, this styleguide can help the rest of us, too, of course.
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