# journalism-ap

> Claude/Codex skill by [@surendranb](https://omgskills.com/library/surendranb/index.md) · 50 stars · Updated 2026-09-02

Write news, press releases, and journalistic content to the Associated Press Stylebook essentials — attribution, numbers, dates, no editorializing. Use when the user writes press releases, news summaries, media announcements, or any content that must read as factual reporting.

Tags: agent-skills, ai-agents, claude-code-plugin, codex, gemini-cli-extension, skills, writing

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/surendranb/writing-skills /tmp/writing-skills && ln -s /tmp/writing-skills/skills/journalism-ap ~/.claude/skills/journalism-ap
```

## From README

Journalism (AP Style Essentials) Facts, attribution, restraint. The writer disappears; the story stays. The core rule Report, don't opine — and make every claim attributable. AP journalism is disciplined by two questions: "Can this be attributed?" and "Is this my opinion leaking in?" If either fails, the sentence changes. Workflow: lead with the news (who, what, when, where — why in the second graph) → attribute claims to named sources with verbs of saying → follow number/date/title conventions exactly → let quotes carry opinion; the narration stays neutral. Mechanics Inverted pyramid. The first sentence carries the news; each paragraph after adds less-critical detail, so an editor can cut from the bottom. Lead answers the 5 Ws. Who did what, when, where — and why/impact in the second graph. Attribution discipline. "according to the police report", "said Maria Chen, the company's CEO". The reporter's job is "said" — neutral verbs only (said, told, according to).

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/surendranb/writing-skills/skills/journalism-ap/
- GitHub: https://github.com/surendranb/writing-skills
- Author: [@surendranb](https://omgskills.com/library/surendranb/index.md)

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