Many newspapers, magazines and public relations offices across the United States use AP style. IntroductionĪssociated Press style provides guidelines for news writing. For more information, please consult The Associated Press Stylebook 2012, 47 th edition. This resource, revised according to The Associated Press Stylebook 2012, offers examples for the general format of AP style. These resources provide an overview of journalistic writing with explanations of the most important and most often used elements of journalism and the Associated Press style. Writing Letters of Recommendation for Students.