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Election Day is less than two months away. Ensure your team is prepared with trustworthy newsroom guidance they can access quickly. See if you qualify for free access through the Knight Foundation: https://lnkd.in/ggEvZ8A7 Or start your free trial now: https://lnkd.in/gXeKG-_v

🥳 Congratulations are in order for two Stylebot clients! ICYMI: The American Journalism Project this week announced the Los Angeles Local News Initiative, a $15 million effort to support local news in L.A.: https://lnkd.in/gbGsyzqT The initiative builds on the exemplary work both Boyle Heights Beat and CalMatters have done to serve their communities. Both newsrooms were early adopters of Stylebot, and we're extremely proud to have been part of their journeys. Read more about our work with CalMatters in this case study: https://lnkd.in/g8PJn_Db

✨ New resource alert ✨ After years of fielding editing questions, we've developed a free e-book that covers four grammar rules that trip people up again and again. If you don't understand: 1️⃣ Subjects and objects 2️⃣ Collective nouns 3️⃣ The subjunctive mood 4️⃣ Dangling modifiers ...you might have errors throughout your writing. Learn the rules and get it right every time. Download the e-book here: https://lnkd.in/giDW_G93

“After reviewing the play, the ruling on the field stands.” If you're a football fan, you likely recognize this phrase. What you might not recognize is the common error National Football League (NFL) referees make when they say it. With football season underway, read more about this common mistake (and how to avoid it) here: https://lnkd.in/eycgA7Ks

Journalists, there might be words lurking in your stories that are turning off your audience 👀 You already know you need to consult a style guide to ensure you're using the right words when you're writing about certain topics, such as abortion, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, homelessness, and disability. But the folks at Trusting News have asked news consumers what signals indicate that a news story is unfair. The respondents often point to words that journalists might not give a second thought to, such as “surprising” or “unapologetic.” At a time when trust in news is at a record low, every word counts. That's why we've partnered with Trusting News to offer this advice and more in Stylebot. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gkeTC-6s And check out Trusting News' list of potentially polarizing words at the link in comments.

It's already been an unprecedented presidential election year. And it's not even Labor Day yet. Journalists, we want to help you handle what's to come. Here are a few ways we're doing that: 1️⃣ Sharing free weekly writing tips covering election-related issues. Here's today's newsletter on writing about abortion: https://lnkd.in/g-iubPRV 2️⃣ Providing research-backed advice for everything from covering poll results to handling accusations of bias. We've teamed up with Modifier at Resolve Philly and Trusting News for this work, and the Knight Foundation will sponsor access for qualifying newsrooms: https://lnkd.in/ggEvZ8A7 3️⃣ Helping you sharpen your election-related copy editing skills with this quiz: https://lnkd.in/gjW35miX

Where do you come down on all the drama about how to write the possessive of the last name of one of the presidential candidates? It's just one of many style points you might need to brush up on this election season. Test your knowledge with our politics-themed quiz: https://lnkd.in/gqJDxSix

The National Football League (NFL) preseason is underway. If you watch a game this season, you'll probably hear this phrase: "After reviewing the play, the ruling on the field stands." In this week's writing tips newsletter, we unpack the mistake in this sentence and teach you how to avoid it in your own speech and writing: https://lnkd.in/gADNQrDD

The Democratic National Convention is still underway. And it's not even Labor Day yet. But it's already been a historic presidential election year. We're helping newsrooms prepare by providing research-backed strategies for everything from covering opinion polls to combatting misinformation. Along with Modifier at Resolve Philly and Trusting News, we want to give journalists the advice they need, when they need it, to help them make informed choices during a chaotic election cycle. Learn more at the link in comments and see how your newsroom can get free access, courtesy of the Knight Foundation.

The DNC holds the DNC next week. 🤔 Avoid confusion about abbreviations and learn more about superdelegates in this week's writing tips newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gex9-N7R