Description
ACN Style Guide
Summary of the book
This book is the reference guide that gathers the rules and criteria governing the daily work of the Catalan News Agency. The reader will find guidelines on identity, image, genres, formats, and language model, as well as a fundamental ethical guide. The work is designed to ensure the agency's commitment to its clients and the public, while guaranteeing standards of quality, rigor, and plurality. More than a technical manual, it is a declaration of principles that supports the Catalan media landscape and contributes to the linguistic normalization of the country.
What is it about?
The ACN Style Guide is a practical and normative tool that establishes the foundations for quality journalistic communication in the Catalan language. The work is structured around three main pillars: the agency's identity and image, linguistic and editing criteria, and the ethical guide that should inspire the work of professionals. Throughout its pages, the guidelines for different journalistic genres and formats are detailed, the language model to be used is fixed, and fundamental values such as rigor, plurality, reliability, and social, gender, and environmental sensitivity are defined. The ultimate goal is for the ACN to act as an independent benchmark and a driver of innovation, while contributing to the country's external projection and the linguistic normalization of Catalan.
Main topics
- Editing criteria and language model for the journalistic field in Catalan.
- Ethical guide for information practice: rigor, plurality, and reliability.
- Corporate identity and image of the Catalan News Agency.
- Guidelines for creating content in different journalistic genres and formats.
- Commitment to social, gender, and environmental sensitivity in information.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is especially recommended for journalists, writers, editors, and communication professionals working in Catalan. It is also a very useful work for students of journalism, audiovisual communication, and Catalan philology, as well as for anyone interested in knowing the quality standards and ethical principles that govern a benchmark news agency in the Catalan-speaking territory.
What this book provides
- A clear and updated framework for writing information with rigor and linguistic correctness in Catalan.
- Concrete guidelines for applying criteria of social, gender, and environmental sensitivity in journalism.
- An ethical guide that helps in making responsible and independent journalistic decisions.
- Practical tools to homogenize the language and image of a communication organization.
- A valuable resource for the normalization and projection of the Catalan language in the information field.
Technical specifications
- Author: Ferré Pavia, Carme; Nogué Regàs, Anna
- Publisher: Edicions Saldonar
- Language: Catalan
- Topic: Language: reference and general, writing and text correction guides, linguistics
- Collection: Non-collection
- Binding: Other
- Publication date: December 2019
- Number of pages: 192
- Weight: 342 g
Editorial review
This is an essential reference work for any professional who wants to work with the quality standards of the Catalan News Agency. Beyond its normative value, the book stands out for its clear public service vocation and its commitment to the Catalan language and culture. The combination of linguistic, ethical, and gender criteria makes it a modern tool aligned with the current needs of communication. A manual that, although designed for a specific context, offers principles applicable to any media outlet seeking rigor and plurality.