An extension of the Common Sense Journalism monthly column by Doug Fisher, former broadcaster, newspaper reporter and wire service editor. From new media to old, much of journalism is just plain common sense.
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
AP Style - gambling, not gaming
AP has created a new entry that reverses the spin of the "gaming" industry:
Gambling: Preferred term for playing games of chance. Avoid use of the term gaming except in quotations or proper names.
"Sports betting" left this comment on 1/24. I've reconditioned it to remove the embedded link to the bookie's site.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely i agree..it is a gmae of chance..risk..and ofcourse destiny.
Well,nice blog!