3 Style Snapshots

Tony Durham, our news editor, put together these style guidelines we should follow:

• media – Plural form of medium and always takes a plural verb: News media plan to cover the story. Do NOT use as a synonym for employees of the media.
• As a dateline, Berlin should stand alone without the Germany. (This is a change that has been made in The Blade Stylebook.)
• affect, effect – Affect should be used only as a verb. It means to act upon or influence. Effect as a verb means to bring about or accomplish. Effect as a noun means the result of an action. Example: The effect of the ruling was limited; it did not affect the litigants.