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Question How to introduce a fake name or alias for the sake of making a story clearer
I'm writing a scenario that describes what one person did when he worked for a company and want to use proper names for readability, but not use the real names of the people or company. But my phrasing keeps coming off as awkward. What's a clearer way to do this? Example 1: > My friend "Chuck" who ...
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almost 9 years ago
Question Citation in AP style journalism
I'm writing feature articles and trying to adhere to AP style, but I'm not sure how to attribute a source. I'm familiar with academic citation (APA, MLA), but have never done this in journalism. What's the preferred way to completely acknowledge a source? Quotes I can do, but stuff from sites, other...
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almost 14 years ago