J | The Style and Accessibility Guidehttps://styleguide.accessiblejournalism.orgThu, 09 Jul 2026 01:02:31 +0000en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2jailhttps://styleguide.accessiblejournalism.org/jail/Sun, 13 Apr 2025 22:54:45 +0000https://eapmstyleguide.org/?p=987518759

jail

A city or county detention facility normally used to confine people awaiting arraignment, trial or sentencing for either felony or misdemeanor charges; serving sentences for misdemeanor judgments or pleas; or people confined for civil judgements such as contempt of court or failure to pay a fine. The term is not interchangeable with prison.

See prison and the PIP Legal Terminology guide.

← Return to Chapter J

User feedback survey

Please take a moment to tell use how you use the OAJ Style and Accessibility Guide.

Open survey
How I describe my profession. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

Where I work. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

How I use the OAJ Style and Accessibility Guide. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

How often I use the OAJ Style and Accessibility Guide. (Required)

Select only one.

Other guides I use. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

The information given within the Feedback Form will be used for service improvement only and are strictly confidential.

Thank you for your participation!

Didn’t find what you need?

Try searching the Style and Accessibility Guide in the box below

Donations build this guide

The Style and Accessibility Guide is built, maintained and free to use because people like you have generously donated to this project. Consider giving $5 a month — or any amount you choose.

]]>January 6thhttps://styleguide.accessiblejournalism.org/january-6/Sun, 13 Apr 2025 23:02:52 +0000https://eapmstyleguide.org/?p=987518764

January 6th

On first reference, use either Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol or attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

In subsequent references, use on of the following:

  • January 6th
  • January 6th attack
  • 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol

Spell out the month January, as opposed to the standard way of writing a date with the month abbreviated.

For specific memorials or groups in relationship to January 6th, follow proper name rules.

← Return to Chapter J

User feedback survey

Please take a moment to tell use how you use the OAJ Style and Accessibility Guide.

Open survey
How I describe my profession. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

Where I work. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

How I use the OAJ Style and Accessibility Guide. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

How often I use the OAJ Style and Accessibility Guide. (Required)

Select only one.

Other guides I use. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

The information given within the Feedback Form will be used for service improvement only and are strictly confidential.

Thank you for your participation!

Didn’t find what you need?

Try searching the Style and Accessibility Guide in the box below

Donations build this guide

The Style and Accessibility Guide is built, maintained and free to use because people like you have generously donated to this project. Consider giving $5 a month — or any amount you choose.

]]>jargonhttps://styleguide.accessiblejournalism.org/jargon/Sun, 13 Apr 2025 23:08:54 +0000https://eapmstyleguide.org/?p=987518773

jargon

Specific words or language, often technical in nature, used by a particular group or profession that is difficult for others outside that group to understand.

In news, sometimes it may be difficult to avoid jargon or industry buzzwords.

Try to write around jargon. If a technical term or piece of jargon must be included, explain what it means. This is true if the term is used either in a quote or in a reported paragraph.

Also see colloquialisms, idioms, and slang.

← Return to Chapter J

User feedback survey

Please take a moment to tell use how you use the OAJ Style and Accessibility Guide.

Open survey
How I describe my profession. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

Where I work. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

How I use the OAJ Style and Accessibility Guide. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

How often I use the OAJ Style and Accessibility Guide. (Required)

Select only one.

Other guides I use. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

The information given within the Feedback Form will be used for service improvement only and are strictly confidential.

Thank you for your participation!

Didn’t find what you need?

Try searching the Style and Accessibility Guide in the box below

Donations build this guide

The Style and Accessibility Guide is built, maintained and free to use because people like you have generously donated to this project. Consider giving $5 a month — or any amount you choose.

]]>jingoismhttps://styleguide.accessiblejournalism.org/jingoism/Mon, 05 May 2025 12:54:58 +0000https://eapmstyleguide.org/?p=987522122

jingoism

An ideology that one’s country must assert its superiority and dominance over other countries through aggressive, often militaristic, tactics. A characteristic of jingoists is extreme or inflated patriotism.

Do not confuse jingoism with patriotism or nationalism.

← Return to Chapter J

User feedback survey

Please take a moment to tell use how you use the OAJ Style and Accessibility Guide.

Open survey
How I describe my profession. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

Where I work. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

How I use the OAJ Style and Accessibility Guide. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

How often I use the OAJ Style and Accessibility Guide. (Required)

Select only one.

Other guides I use. (Required)

Select as many as apply.

The information given within the Feedback Form will be used for service improvement only and are strictly confidential.

Thank you for your participation!

Didn’t find what you need?

Try searching the Style and Accessibility Guide in the box below

Donations build this guide

The Style and Accessibility Guide is built, maintained and free to use because people like you have generously donated to this project. Consider giving $5 a month — or any amount you choose.

]]>