A Tale of Two Styles: Associated Press and American Psychological Association

In PR Research, you will use two styles for your class projects.

You will use AP style for the narrative writing you will do. The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, usually called the AP Stylebook, is a style and usage guide used by newspapers and in the news industry in the United States. The book is updated annually by Associated Press editors, usually in June.

Some references for AP style are:
AP Stylebook
Media Writing Tips

You will use APA style for your references. American Psychological Association (APA) style is a widely accepted style of documentation, particularly in the social sciences. APA style specifies the names and order of headings, formatting, and organization of citations and references, and the arrangement of tables, figures, footnotes, and appendices, as well as other manuscript and documentation features. APA style uses the author-date style of parenthetical referencing, with such source citations keyed to a subsequent list of "References." The APA Publication Manual provides basic guidelines for documenting both print and electronic resources. The section on electronic resources is updated and supplementd by the APA Style Guide to Electronic References (APA, 2007).

Some references for APA style are:
Long Island University Library Workshop
APA Formatting and Style Guide - The OWL at Purdue