Stylebook

Want to know how an online article should be structured? Use this example. It has all the component parts you need to follow.

Remember the limitations of spellcheck systems.

They can’t spot misused homophones.

The following words and phrases are frequently misused.

In journalism, never use italics for titles of books, reports, newspapers, magazines, plays, films, albums, paintings one-off broadcasts, serials and series.

Collective nouns, that or which, their or there and so on.

Prefer Welsh spellings such as Caernarfon and Conwy to old-fashioned anglicised versions (Caernarvon, Conway) – although there are exceptions, such as Cardiff not Caerdydd.

It is the first world war, second world war (avoid writing "before the war" or "after the war" when you mean the second world war).

The archbishop of Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool, St Andrew’s, Southwark and Westminster: it is not normally necessary to say Roman Catholic (as there is no Anglican equivalent).

If in doubt, refer to the NUJ reporting guidelines.

Write out the words street, avenue etc in addresses in full.