Note : AP Style state abbreviations differ from their corresponding United States Postal Service abbreviations , provided in parentheses. ground zero_Acceptable term for the World Trade Center site. It is the family preference for the last name, which is an exception to the general rule on Arabic names. 3:07 p.m. _ Bush arrives at Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. 9:59 a.m. _ South tower of trade center collapses. 9/11 Commission_Acceptable in all references for the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. 2:51 p.m. _ Navy dispatches missile destroyers to New York, Washington. Generally AP Style omits periods in acronyms, unless … United Flight 175 (World Trade Center’s south tower): Marwan al-Shehhi (al-Shehhi), mar-WAHN’ ahl SHEH’-hee; Fayez Ahmed (Ahmed), FEYE’-ez AH’-med; Ahmed Alghamdi (Alghamdi), AH’-med ahl HAHM’-ed-ee; Hamza Alghamdi (Alghamdi), HAHM’-zeh ahl HAHM’-ed-ee; Mohand Alshehri (Alshehri); moh-HAHN’-ed ahl SHE’-ree. For example, Mr., Mrs. Ms., Doctor (Dr.), Governor (Gov. As you might expect from the standard-bearer, the guide does contain a hint of imperiousness, as when it chides those journalists who might be considering conjuring up their own terms: "Do not make up names, however.
AP Style does use periods in most two-letter abbreviations: U.S., U.N., U.K., B.A., B.C. ), and street (St.).Some states are abbreviated, as is the United States with periods (U.S.), in some circumstances. 9:26 a.m. _ FAA bans takeoffs of all civilian aircraft.
victims_The Sept. 11 attacks killed nearly 3,000 people:__ 2,753 in New York.
5:25 p.m. _ Empty 47-story 7 World Trade Center collapses. 9:45 a.m. _ FAA orders all aircraft to land at nearest airport as soon as practical. Related Articles: 7 Reasons to Lowercase 'Internet' Newark International Airport was renamed Newark Liberty International Airport after Sept. 11. al-Qaida_Headed by Osama bin Laden until his death by U.S. forces in Pakistan in May 2011.
Use 2001 if needed for clarity. Located in Arlington, Va. Sept. 11_The term for describing the attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.
Pronounced al-KY’-ee-duh. Rebuilding agency or the agency are acceptable in subsequent references. The Associated Press_Sept. 1 World Trade Center_The official name of the skyscraper being built on the World Trade Center site. The Boston airport (lowercase airport) would be acceptable if for some reason the proper name, Logan International Airport, were not used.
But in general, it's a handy reference manual, albeit a sobering one, complete with pronunciations of the terrorists' names, descriptions of various agencies and a timeline of 9/11 events. ), Representative (Rep.), Senator (Sen.), the Reverend (the Rev. Let the context of your particular circumstance determine whether you want to use the abbreviation for organizations and agencies like the GOP, CIA, FBI, etc.The AP Stylebook states to not follow an organization’s full name with an abbreviation or acronym in parenthesis or set off by dashes.
Not 9-11 or 911. ), and certain military titles such as General (Gen.), Lieutenant General (Lt. Gen.), Major General (Maj. Gen.), Colonel (Col.), Major (Maj.), etc.
9:08 a.m. _ FAA bans all takeoffs nationwide for flights going to or through its New York Center airspace.
When a month is used with a specific date, abbreviate only Jan., Feb., Aug., Sept., Oct., Nov. and Dec. Below is a list, by no mean exhaustive, of accepted abbreviations in AP Style.AP Style holds that acronyms are formed from the first letters (or letters) of a series of words.
9:03 a.m. _ United Flight 175 crashes into south tower. Spell out when using alone, or with a year alone. Gov.
8 a.m. EDT _ American Airlines Flight 11, a Boeing 767 with 92 people on board, takes off from Boston’s Logan International Airport for Los Angeles. 8:46 a.m. _ American Flight 11 crashes into north tower of World Trade Center. bin Laden, Osama_Use bin Laden in all references except at the start of a sentence.
twin towers_Lowercase this popular term for referring to the two tallest buildings in the World Trade Center complex. 9:48 a.m. _ U.S. Capitol and White House’s West Wing evacuated. BC-US–Sept 11-Style And Reference Guide, Advisory To help with standard phrasing and consistency of coverage of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, The Associated Press has compiled a Sept. 11 Style and Reference Guide.