Journalism

• Use "Miss" with the name of an unmarried woman, and "Mrs" with the name of a married or single woman
• In first reference of a mature man, use "Mr" with the first and last name
• Use "Ms" In reference to mature women
• Avoid using long and cumbersome titles before a name
• Avoid using a single initial use both initials or first name
• Titles are abbreviated when used before a person's full name or before his firs name's initial and surname
• The titles Dr. , Mr. , and Ms, are always abbreviated
• The titles president, secretary, treasurer, director, governor, attorney-general, ambassador, consul-general, ambassador, minister, mayor, vice mayor, councilor. are NOT abbreviated
• Always spell out the names of days of the week.
• In giving an exact date, spell out the names of spelled with five letter or more.
• When the name of the month stands out without a day, spell it out
• ALWAYS spell out "port" and "mount"
• spell out the names of provinces and cities
• spell out Christian names
• The content and other mass media is typically the result of many different writers and editors working together
• The style guides provides consistent spelling, punctuation, and language
• The principles behind style guys are consistency, clarity, accuracy, and brevity