Editing AP Stylebook (section)

==Revision process==
From 1980 to 1984 the English edition was updated biennially; then from 1985 to 2020, the English edition was updated annually, usually in May, at which time edits and new entries were added to keep the stylebook up to date with technological and cultural changes. As of the middle of 2024, the most recent edition is the 2024-2026 edition (57th edition).<ref name="57th"/>

In 2005, dozens of new or revised entries were added, including "[[Sept. 11, 2001|Sept. 11]]", "[[e.g.]]", "[[i.e.]]", "[[FedEx]]" and "[[Midwest region of the United States|Midwest region]]".<ref name="AP_2005"/>

In 2008, about 200 new or revised entries were added, including "[[iPhone]]", "[[anti-virus]]", "[[outsourcing]]", "[[podcast]]", "[[text messaging]]", "[[social networking]]", "[[High-definition television|high-definition]]" and "[[Wikipedia]]".<ref name="AP_2008">{{Cite web|title=Print edition of 2008 AP Stylebook now on sale |date=June 2008 |website=[[Associated Press]]  |url=http://ap.org/pages/about/pressreleases/pr_062608a.html|access-date=2023-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612184911/http://ap.org/pages/about/pressreleases/pr_062608a.html |archive-date=June 12, 2010 }}</ref>

In 2009, about 60 new or revised entries were added, including "[[Twitter]]", "[[baba ghanoush]]" and "[[texting]]".<ref name="AP_2009">{{Cite web|date=2009-06-11|title=New edition of AP Stylebook adds entries and helpful features |website=[[Associated Press]] |url=http://www.ap.org/pages/about/pressreleases/pr_061109a.html|access-date=2023-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614170449/http://www.ap.org/pages/about/pressreleases/pr_061109a.html |archive-date=June 14, 2009 }}</ref>

In 2013, about 90 new or revised entries were added, including "[[Benedictine]]", "[[Grand Marnier]]", "[[Madeleine (cake)|madeleine]]" and "[[upside-down cake]]", "[[wikt:chichi|chichi]]" and "[[wikt:frou-frou|froufrou]]".<ref name="AP_2013"/> Journalistic usage of "illegal immigrant" was no longer sanctioned.  The use of ‘illegal’ to describe a person became regulated.<ref>[https://blog.ap.org/announcements/illegal-immigrant-no-more ‘Illegal immigrant’ no more, AP Blog Announcements, Paul Colford, 2013]</ref>  The decision was part of a wider AP move away from labeling people. <ref> {{cite journal |last1=Dyer |first1=Zach |last2= |first2= |date=April 2, 2013 |title=AP drops "illegal immigrant" from Stylebook
 |url=https://latamjournalismreview.org/articles/ap-drops-illegal-immigrant-from-stylebook/ |journal=LatAm Journalism Review |volume= |issue= |publisher= University of Texas at Austin|pages= |doi= |access-date=Feb 22, 2025}}</ref>

In 2018 AP Stylebook included a chapter on polling and surveys.<ref>[https://blog.ap.org/industry-insights/updating-our-polling-guidance Updating our polling guidance, AP Blog Industry Insights, Luaren Easton, 2018]</ref> Recommends the use of "[[birthing people (disambiguation)|birthing people]]" and "pregnant people", which was clarified in 2022. <ref>{{cite news |last= Kornick|first= Lindsay |date=August 17, 2022 |title=AP Stylebook updates guidelines to include 'pregnant women,' upsetting both conservatives and liberals
 |url= https://www.foxnews.com/media/ap-stylebook-updates-guidelines-include-pregnant-women-upsetting-both-conservatives-liberals|work= |location= |publisher= Fox News|access-date= Feb 21, 2025}}</ref>

In 2019, about 200 new or revised entries were added, including "[[budtender]]", "[[deepfake]]" and "[[cryptocurrency]]".<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 2019 |title=Health and science chapter debuts in 2019 AP Stylebook|website=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.ap.org/press-releases/2019/health-and-science-chapter-debuts-in-2019-ap-stylebook|access-date=2023-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928032145/https://www.ap.org/press-releases/2019/health-and-science-chapter-debuts-in-2019-ap-stylebook |archive-date=September 28, 2019 }}</ref>
AP Style recommended removal of the hyphen in Asian-American, African-American, or Irish-American as common [[microaggression]] for more than a century. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Truong |first1=Doris |last2= |first2= |date= March 29, 2019|title=AP Stylebook update: It’s OK to call something racist when it’s racist

|url=https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2019/ap-stylebook-update-its-ok-to-call-something-racist-when-its-racist/ |journal=Pointer 50 |volume= |issue= |publisher= |pages= |doi= |access-date=Feb 22, 2025}} </ref>

The 2020–2022 edition was released on May 21, 2020. About 90 new or revised technology-related entries were added, including "internet privacy", "digital wallet" / "mobile wallet", "smart devices", and "lidar".  A new chapter was added about digital security for journalists.<ref>{{cite web |title=AP Style |url=https://store.stylebooks.com/2020-ap-stylebook-print-edition.html?SID=o1j8tj8ahhbkfnpg665seloon2 |website=Store.Stylebooks.com |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=9 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019 |title=APStylebook — When is the AP Stylebook published?|url=https://apstylebook.helpjuice.com/18958-ap-stylebook-print-edition/when-is-the-ap-stylebook-published|access-date=2023-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190928032755/https://apstylebook.helpjuice.com/18958-ap-stylebook-print-edition/when-is-the-ap-stylebook-published |archive-date=September 28, 2019 }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=August 2021}} AP stylebook moved to capitalized Black and lowercase white.<ref>[https://blog.ap.org/announcements/why-we-will-lowercase-white, AP Blog Announcements, 2020, John Daniszewski]</ref>

The 2022–2024 edition includes more than 300 new and revised entries, including a new chapter on "inclusive storytelling", "where possible" usage of "[[Singular they|they/them/their]]" singular pronouns, revised guidance on the use of the term "female", immigration and new entries for "[[critical race theory]]", "[[Anti-vaccine activism|anti-vaxxer]]".<ref>[https://help.apstylebook.com/support/solutions/articles/66000156253-what-s-new-in-the-ap-stylebook-56th-edition- What's new in the AP Stylebook, 56th Edition?, AP Stylebook Help Center, 2022]</ref> A controversial change was referring to [[Twitter|X]] as "X, formerly known as Twitter".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bucholtz |first=Andrew |date=2023-07-26 |title=AP Stylebook issues controversial ruling on Twitter and X |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/twitter/ap-stylebook-x-ruling.html |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Awful Announcing |language=en-US}}</ref> Cautions use of the word "female" in the context of describing women, as some people object to emphasizing biology and reproductive capacity.

The 2024–2026 edition includes a new criminal justice chapter.<ref name="57th">[https://www.ap.org/media-center/press-releases/2024/new-ap-stylebook-includes-new-criminal-justice-chapter/ New AP Stylebook includes new criminal justice chapter, Associated Press, MAY 29, 2024]</ref>