Research Papers
The length of a typical research paper.
At least double digits, if not triple.
A style so prominent in journalism that it's named after a publication.
AP style
What you read in a newspaper if you don't want the author's opinion.
News article
A passive type of verb you typically don't want to use in academic writing.
Being verbs
Get to the point
Content writing
The type of source from people who weren't there for whatever you're researching.
Secondary source
The style I had to use in my undergrad statistics class.
APA style
What you'll read in the newspaper if you do want the author's opinion.
Op-ed
A phrase to avoid in writing because it has been used so much that it has become old hat.
Cliche
Formal writing, typically for the smallest possible audience
Letter writing
A search engine useful for finding scholarly sources.
Google Scholar; JSTOR; online library
A specific name for a general style
Colorado style (CMS)
Something journalism does, much like creative writing.
Tell a story
Independent clause
Speech writing
The type of source "straight from the horse's mouth," so to speak.
Primary source
A citation style for people who don't want to focus so much on dates.
MLA
Another name for the catchy intro of a news article, especially prominent in local newspapers.
Hook
An improper use of punctuation that sees commas take the place of periods and/or conjunctions.
Comma splices
The type of writing I'd use if I wanted to explain something niche I learned getting my political science degree to a wide audience.
Technical writing
The method a research paper is comparable to.
Scientific method
The only style where you won't put article titles in quotes.
APA style
While common in most types of writing, journalism does not include this method of citing sources.
Bibliography/works cited
While Grammarly may be helpful, nothing in this book says I should use it.
The RoughWriter's Guide
The journey is the destination when you use this type of writing
Creative writing