Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Up close and personal with CP Stylebook Editor James McCarten


I asked James McCarten, a senior national editor at the Canadian Press, to distill his thoughts on our beloved CP Stylebook. From what drives decisions to update the guide to a very honest question and answer period about his personal grammar qualms, McCarten takes us through a close look at the Stylebook’s survival in the age of new media.


McCarten reveals some of the most common CP errors in news media, and even finds one during our interview in the current edition of the Stylebook *gasp*.


Is it the World Trade Center or World Trade Centre? American defense department or defence department? Find out some of the most contentious issues behind the desk of CP editors.


Intrigued yet? You don’t want to miss his answers to the full interview on Wednesday, November 30th at 8 a.m. Media Relations. Be there or be square.

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