Acronyms
Short guide to acronyms, including capitalization, use of periods, articles and more
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Systematic review of studies comparing health outcomes in Canada and the United States
2007 McMaster University survey published in Open Medicine comparing 38 studies that look at outcomes of medical care in the two countries.
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How does distance education compare with classroom instruction?
2004 American Education Research Association study in the Review of Education Research comparing the results of 232 studies of distance education.
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Corporate social and financial performance
2003 examination of the relationship between corporate social and environmental responsibility and financial performance.
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Education reduces crime: Three-state recidivism study
2006 metastudy on the effect of prison education programs on recidivism and post-incarceration employment rates.
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Skilled immigration and economic growth
2008 Harvard, Duke and University of California study on the contributions of highly skilled and educated immigrants to the United States economy.
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Associated Press style basics
The basics of Associated Press style from Boston University’s College of Communications.
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Chicago Manual of Style basics
If The Associated Press Stylebook was created specifically for journalists, the target audience of The Chicago Manual of Style is much broader — all writing and writers.
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Breaking-news leads
PoynterOnline’s Chip Scanlan on the history of the classic structure for hard-news stories.
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Basic principles of writing a story lead
A lead (also known as a lede) is the first paragraph or several paragraphs of a story, be it a blog entry or a long article. Its mission is to catch readers’ attention and draw them in.
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