Inclusive storytelling chapter added to AP Stylebook
Guidance to use they/them/their as much as possible as a way of accurately describing and representing a person who uses those pronouns for themself.
A new entry on deaf, Deaf, hard of hearing, advising to use the uppercase Deaf for the Deaf culture or Deaf community in references to those who use sign language and have a deeply ingrained sense of community built around the experience of deafness and sign language. Use the lowercase form deaf for the audiological condition of total or major hearing loss, and for people with total or major hearing loss, when relevant to the story. Hard of hearing can be used to describe people with a lesser degree of hearing loss.
A new entry on deadnaming, advising to use a transgender person’s previous name very rarely and only if required to understand the news, or if requested by the person.
New and revised guidance to the Native Americans, American Indians section, including new entries on Indian Country and tribal affiliations.
A new entry on critical race theory, advising to explain the term when used and to not use CRT on later references.
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