
The ACMA responded in late July. Some acronyms are acceptable without explanation, in headlines and elsewhere. If you need to use them, though, spell out in first reference and, from second reference, use the abbreviated form: A report was sent to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) on 5 June 2014. One hectare is 10,000 square metres or 2.47 acres. Do not use accents for long-established loanwords in English: cafe, facade. Use accent or other diacritical marks in names where requested, or where such marks are in wide use: Barça, Charlotte Brontë, La Niña. Our style: department of history, department of economics (no capitals).Īccent marks, diacritical marks, non-English characters In stories where the focus is not on abortion itself, consider a less emotive descriptor: women’s health centres or reproductive health centres. Instead of pro-choice, use abortion rights.Ībortion is generally not the only service provided by these clinics. Instead of phrases like pro-life supporter, use anti-abortion campaigner. When referring to pro- or anti-abortion campaigners or protests, avoid the terms pro-life and pro-choice. For more information, consult the Indigenous Content guidance note. Torres Strait Islanders are a distinct group and should not be described as Aboriginal or TSIs. See entry First Nations, Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. In collective reference: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups, First Nations communities, Indigenous people, etc. Murri, Koori) unless it’s a stated preference. It could be also more general: the Torres Strait Islander woman, an Aboriginal man. This could be a specific community or language group: a Yuin woman, a Bundjalung elder. Where possible, describe people the way they wish to be described. See Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander references.Īboriginal and Torres Strait Islander referencesĪlways upper case Aboriginal and Indigenous in reference to First Nations people or cultures. Upper case in all references to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, or to First Nations people of the US or Canada. More information on corporation branding can be found in our internal brand portal.īoth verbs refer to renouncing or relinquishing a right or power.
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A sentence such as watch the ABC Women’s Work series every Sunday on Weekend Breakfast can probably lose the acronym. The streaming video service is ABC iview, not iView. Be mindful of over-branding. The main television channel is ABC TV, not ABC1. Some sub-brands take a capital on their modifier: triple j Unearthed. Never lower case: Double J. The national youth music service has no capitals unless starting a sentence: I grew up listening to triple j. Regional and local stations take title case: ABC Radio Great Southern, ABC Radio Brisbane. If crediting, use don’t forget the definite article: Joe Bloggs told the ABC’s AM program, not ABC’s AM program. For these words, neither form is incorrect (though an historic can come across as a slight affectation). Generally in English, a is used before consonant sounds and an is used before vowel sounds: a ham, an olive, a eulogy. Some words begin with the eighth letter but have an unstressed initial syllable, which in connected speech often means speakers freely shift between the two articles: an historic, a historic, etc. Note the lower case for these imageboards. For broader editorial concerns, please refer to the editorial policies site. This database is also publicly available. The ABC maintains a database to assist content makers in the pronunciation of proper names and place names. Unless there are compelling reasons not to, we use the first listed variant in the Macquarie for spelling variants.


For spelling or pronunciation queries, consult an Australian English reference work. Accordingly, much of its guidance is geared towards the preparation and editing of digital news for platform-specific guidance, such as television supers, consult the intranet or your program team. This guide is intended for anyone who writes or edits ABC content.
