[Nfb-editors] Explain the look of Chicago manual of Style

Fri Feb 25 20:51:57 UTC 2011

I understand that some Federation publications use CMS, but the
professional standard for many professional newsletters is Associated
Press Style since newsletters are more journalistic in nature.

CMS is typically used for academic writing particularly in the history
and social science fields.

As Barbara mentioned, CSM is similar to the MLA style which is used for
most English papers.  These styles are mostly concerned with grammar and
structure.  The main difference between different style guides is how
you structure a works cited page, which is not something most
newsletters are concerned with.

In my public relation classes (which is my minor) we discuss various PR
publications including newsletters.  Among the professional world,
Associated Press Style is the commonly accepted form.  Again, this style
stipulates specific technical rules; for example, dates are written
like, Feb. 25, 2011, or the information included in most articles is
brief and to the point; similar to what you see in newspapers or other
PR writing.

Regardless of what style you use, it is more a matter of technical
placements.  There is a visual element to it, but it is not necessarily
a "look" that is vastly different.  AP would look the most different
just because it follows the style newspapers and most websites follow.

Bridgit

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Today's Topics:

   1. Explain the Look of "The Chicago Manual of Style"
      (Robert Leslie Newman)
   2. Re: [NFB-editors] Explain the Look of "The Chicago	Manual
of
      Style" (Barbara Pierce)

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Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:17:34 -0600
From: "Robert Leslie Newman" <newmanrl at cox.net>
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Subject: [Nfb-editors] Explain the Look of "The Chicago Manual of
	Style"
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For all of our education:

RE: "The Chicago Manual of Style"

In 50 words or less (meaning, a short, clear definition), can someone
give us the main pointers on the look of a newsletter which is formatted
by the rules of "the Chicago Manual of Style?" Please and Thank You. I
understand that the "The Braille Monitor" and the Ohio "Buckeye
Bulletin" follows this format. 

Yes, I can look at the text of the Monitor, but explain to me what I am
seeing --- what are the main style points which make it unique. If
possible, contrast it with another  common style; expand upon what we
need to know. This list can be one of the Federation's key tools for
making one of our longtime and still valid communication mediums
stronger and even more of a viable force to our effort to change what it
means to be blind. 

Think on this --- we all know the strength of the written word and the
value of NFB literature. And picture this --- if each state has a
newsletter, if all NFB editors of a newsletter were on this list, and if
we consciously and purposefully worked our network of newsletters ---
then, you tell me what we could do with that power?

Robert Leslie Newman

President, Omaha Chapter NFB

President, NFB Writers' Division

Division Website

 <http://www.nfb-writers-division.org>
http://www.nfb-writers-division.org

Chairperson, Newsletter Publication Committee 

Personal Website-

 <http://www.thoughtprovoker.info> http://www.thoughtprovoker.info

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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:50:16 -0500
From: "Barbara Pierce" <bpierce at oberlin.net>
To: <newmanrl at cox.net>,	"'Correspondence Committee Mailing List'"
	<nfb-editors at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-editors] [NFB-editors] Explain the Look of "The
	Chicago	Manual of Style"
Message-ID: <E42D1A2DF2554F9AA7BC4EC6914CC394 at bpierce>
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The CMS is a large volume. It is also available electronically. It does
not affect the layout of a publication. It lays down rules for the use
of hyphens, colons, dashes of both kinds, and thousands of other issues
that arise when one is trying to produce a consistent and accurate
publication. 
Barbara

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Subject: [Nfb-editors] Explain the Look of "The Chicago Manual of Style"

For all of our education:

RE: "The Chicago Manual of Style"

In 50 words or less (meaning, a short, clear definition), can someone
give us the main pointers on the look of a newsletter which is formatted
by the rules of "the Chicago Manual of Style?" Please and Thank You. I
understand that the "The Braille Monitor" and the Ohio "Buckeye
Bulletin" follows this format. 

Yes, I can look at the text of the Monitor, but explain to me what I am
seeing --- what are the main style points which make it unique. If
possible, contrast it with another  common style; expand upon what we
need to know. This list can be one of the Federation's key tools for
making one of our longtime and still valid communication mediums
stronger and even more of a viable force to our effort to change what it
means to be blind. 

Think on this --- we all know the strength of the written word and the
value of NFB literature. And picture this --- if each state has a
newsletter, if all NFB editors of a newsletter were on this list, and if
we consciously and purposefully worked our network of newsletters ---
then, you tell me what we could do with that power?

Robert Leslie Newman

President, Omaha Chapter NFB

President, NFB Writers' Division

Division Website

 <http://www.nfb-writers-division.org>
http://www.nfb-writers-division.org

Chairperson, Newsletter Publication Committee 

Personal Website-

 <http://www.thoughtprovoker.info> http://www.thoughtprovoker.info

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