The title Dr. is used only for medical doctors, not someone with a doctorate.
In general, formal titles are capitalized only when they precede a name, not after. This includes “Todd Saliman, president of the University of Colorado.â€
No hyphen in "grade" or "grader" (first grade student, third grader).
Use figures for numbers of 10 and higher, except when they begin a sentence.
In a series of items, AP style calls for no comma before the final “and,†such as in “red, white and blue.â€
Periods and commas are always placed within quotation marks, never outside.
Common Style Errors in News Releases
4 p.m., not 4:00 p.m.
2023–24, not 2023–2024 (but use the full year when crossing a century mark: 1995–2005)
After the Center for the Study of Snowboarding has been introduced, use “center†on second reference, not “Center.â€
The word “university†is not capitalized when used by itself.
After Professor Jane Jones has been introduced, use “Jones†on second reference, not “Professor Jones.â€
When introducing multiple professors, make “professors†lowercase, as in “professors John Smith, Jane Jones and Jim Johnson.â€
Corporation is always abbreviated as Corp. Company is always abbreviated as Co. And if a company name ends in Inc., Co. or Corp. do not set it off by a comma.
A premiere is a first performance. Premier means first in importance or rank.
Underway is always one word.
Do not capitalize the word city in “city of†phrases such as “city of °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï.â€
