"•an understanding of AP style, and how to break it"


AHEM. As one who spends a fair amount of time each week copy-editing the news section, I'd like to note that:

A) Our house style guide borrows from both the AP Stylebook and the Chicago Manual of Style, and

B) Please don't break it.

@Alison. By AP style, I mean the news pyramid, 25 word introductions, chopping from the bottom, "objective voice," etcetera. Sure, I want the semi-colons in the right place. But I don't want copy that looks like an obituary. Or the Oregonian. Granted, sometimes, it's hard to tell the difference. Although I've noticed they've been writing more like us, too, these days.

This is more like it, when I say "break it," as in, you've got to know the rules before you can break them:

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ss…

From someone who spends Tuesdays fact checking the news section, I'm personally hoping for a candidate who LOVES "facts" and "accuracy." I feel kinda meh about flair and tribal tattoos.

Agreed. See #"accuracy and all that shit"

What about an intern who'll take up two of your hours explaining why he hates the pyramid style?

Gone to pursue employment in Philadelphia after hanging here unpaid until his money ran out. That just about says it all for Portland. But hey... we're green, we're weird and we're sustainable... if you have a trust fund.