Marketwatch media columnist Jon Friedman writes Wednesday that Wired magazine plans to introduce a new stylebook that would put the AP stylebook and others back in the 20th century.
“Wired also intends to educate journalists about appropriate, not to mention legal, behavior on the Web. ‘People are prone to grab pictures and put them on a Web site,’ he noted. Copyright infringement, anyone?
“‘There is a whole other set of codes [on the Web] that augments the rules of grammar,’ he added. ‘It’s our sweet spot: digital technology and the changing culture, and society.’
“All kinds of journalists will find practical applications in the guide. ‘When I talk to copy editors, [they often ask], ‘What are we going to do about tagging these articles, and spamming?’ and all of these other technology questions,’ Hansen said.”
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