A stylebook for business journalists

Dana Meredith, a University of Kansas student and an intern at the American Copy Editors Society, writes on the organization’s site about “The Financial Writer’s Stylebook,” a new stylebook aimed at business reporters and editors.

Meredith writes, “Roush and Cloud consulted several prominent business journalists — including Allan Sloan of Fortune — as they assembled the guide, but also sought the input of less experienced writers.

“‘I gave it to my students in a business journalism class,’ Roush said. ‘It was very helpful. Somebody who’s new to business journalism looks at things a whole lot differently than someone who’s been a business journalist for 15 or 20 years.’

“On Jan. 1, the guide also will have a companion website — fiwords.com — to which editors and writers can subscribe. The website will allow Roush and Cloud to expand definitions and try out new sections, such as those for specific industries.

“Roush and Cloud say it is too early to tell how the book is doing, but the feedback they had gotten is positive.”

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