dpa Style Guide

   
Variable spellings and style
Names from non-English scripts
German to English problems
dpa filing procedures
  • Introduction
  • Words: Spelling ... and Usage
  • Numbers: Currency and Time
  • Punctuation ... Capitals and Abbreviations
  • World Organizations with Links
  • Countries & Rivers
  • Diplomacy / Military / ... Police / ... Technical / Cyber Terms
  • World of Business
  • Sports Style ... Football Standings ... and Clubs
  • Rules on reproducing foreign names using just 26 letters

  • Diacritic Marks in Roman Alphabets
  • Russian Persons ... and Places
  • Arabic Prefixes ... Common Terms ... and Proper Names
  • Asian Persons
  • Persian Terms
  • Hebrew Terms
  • Using German copy as a source can create traps for the unwary

  • One-Letter Differences
  • European Place Names ... Other Places
  • Eastern Political Parties
  • Transcribing Via Russian
  • Not Making Sense
  • Finding Film, Book and Crime Names (Links 1)

  • Tools and Usage (Links 2)
  • Headers (Slugs, Headlines) and Categories)
  • Leads and Roundups
  • Embargoes and Urgents
  • Adds: General ... and Sport
  • Corrections, Holds and Kills
  • Advisories
  • Sports Slugs
  • Sports Results
  • Wire Typography
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