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Web-based, fully searchable edition of the Stylebook and Caps and Spelling now available!

All the authoritative advice on writing and editing from The Canadian Press is now available at the click of a mouse. Faculty and students can benefit from the:

• Convenience of using their writing resource from anywhere they have Internet access. • Flexibility of adding their own notes, style rules and commonly misspelled words. • Speed of real-time updates and email notifications of all changes made by the stylebooks editor.

To receive a FREE TRIAL of the online stylebooks or pricing for your journalism program, contact 416-507-2197 or [email protected].

The Canadian Press Stylebook 17th Edition A Canadian bestseller ($35.95)

The Canadian Press Stylebook is the bible consulted by journalists at Canada’s national news agency as they deliver hundreds of stories each day to newspapers, broadcasters and Internet sites. A bestseller for years, the Stylebook can be found on the desks of teachers and students, public relations writers, website producers and magazine editors – in fact, just about anyone looking for a writing style guide with practical answers on writing cleanly, accurately and concisely.

It includes: A new policy on social media; an expanded chapter on public relations and the media, including advice on planning and writing press releases, holding news conferences and working with the media; updated content on writing for and about the Internet;

Writing Resources

NEW 2015 EDITION — The Canadian Press Caps and Spelling For tricky and troublesome words ($20.95)Now in its 21st edition, The Canadian Press Caps and Spelling is a handy reference that lists alphabetically the words, proper names and abbreviations most likely to cause problems for writers. Included is everything from the correct names of Canadian corporations and newsmakers to Internet terms and pop culture references. If you aren’t sure if you text message to a smartphone or textmessage to a smart phone, this new edition is for you. This 21st edition can also confirm if it’s Athabasca or Arthabaska? Front-runner or frontrunner? Sidney or Sydney? Find the answers to these and many other language questions in Caps and Spelling, the leading A-Z guide designed for journalists and others who work with Canadian English.

headline writing; current listings and spellings on countries and cities around the world; changes to Canada’s laws on polls, elections and youth justice; and dealing with freedom-of-information laws.

This new edition also offers more detailed rules governing the use of unnamed sources, and guidance on when and how media outlets can make use of images posted online. It offers advice for handling stories that involve suicide, and for dealing with government and corporate officials who might not always be forthcoming with reporters. And it updates the company’s policy on dealing with obscenity in the news report.

Guide de Rédaction – Award-winning guide for French-language writers ($32.95)Winner of a prestigious award from the Office québécois de la langue française, this fifth edition features: easy-to-follow rules for finding the right expressions and handling typographic and linguistic difficulties; a glossary of terms and concepts in finance, law, sports and labour relations; lists of troublesome words and common mistakes to avoid; as well as writing for and about the Internet.

Order at thecanadianpress.com/books or contact 1-800-434-7578 or or [email protected].