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AP draft checklist for editing.

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EditorMark · @EditorMark
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AP adds a checklist for editing. It’s in draft form, and it will be on the website in draft form for feedback this afternoon.

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EditorMark · @EditorMark
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Avoid “the” labels: the dead, the wealthy, etc. Favor more specific terms.

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Capitalize designations before numerals: Room 3, Size 6, Aisle 17.

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New entry on skunked term “woke.” Avoid it, other than in direct quotations.

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EditorMark · @EditorMark
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Diacritical mark for Hawaii is being discussed, but no change yet, partly for technical reasons.

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Civil Rights Movement now capitalized.

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EditorMark · @EditorMark
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On using deadnaming to help readers understand the news: “Use your judgment. We don’t have absolute rules a lot of the time,” but “we think that bar should be pretty high.” — Paula Froke, Associated Press.

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EditorMark · @EditorMark
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Additions to transgender entry.

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Additions to transgender entry.

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EditorMark · @EditorMark
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LGBTQ+ now default, adding the plus sign.

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EditorMark · @EditorMark
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First up: “climate change” entry expanded.

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Karen Yin :verified: · @karenyin
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The Hollywood Reporter interviewed me in 2019 for its first-ever "Agents of Change" piece on diversity and inclusion. During the call, I referred them to my friend and adviser , aka the for his "Drop the Hyphen in 'Asian American'" article for . We eagerly awaited publication, but nothing came of the interviews. Or so we thought.

Today, I found a PDF of the article. I wish Henry was here so I could tell him. Miss you, Henry.

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