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- pan-disability
An adjective referring to all forms of human disability, both apparent and unapparent, those addressed by…
- pandemic
An outbreak that crosses populations and geographical boundaries, generally occurring…
- parody
A satirical or ironic imitation of a celebrity; politician; famous piece of art, literature, film, or other creative…
- partly sunny, partly cloudy
The terms “partly sunny” and “partly cloudy” during daylight hours are both applicable for a…
- Pascal case
Used in coding and in hashtags. The first word and each word that follows is capitalized. This is the…
- passive voice
A sentence construction in which the object being acted upon becomes the subject of the sentence. Active verbs are often replaced with to be verbs.
- patriotism
A sense of pride, loyalty, or devotion to the people, land, or ideals of a country. This…
- person-first language
A is a style of describing a person first, followed by their status, situation, or another…
- personal pronouns
A word that replaces a proper in name.
First person personal pronouns refers to the person or people being… - phase
As a noun, phase means a particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes; a…
- photo credit
Photo credits describe who took the photo. It should include the photographer’s…
- photo cutlines
A photo cutline is written in present tense and includes two or three sentences of…
- photos
Photos include both mugshots and photos taken by staff and freelance photographers that may stand…
- plain language
The International Plain Language Federation defines plain language as communication in which…
- political endorsements
An endorsement of a political candidate or piece of legislation may run afoul of nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax law for news…
- post-exertional maliase (PEM)
A key diagnostic feature of the disease ME/CFS. Post-exertional malaise is a disease response to exertion and…
- prison
A generic term applied to penitentiaries and correctional institutions, both state and…
- product endorsement
An endorsement of a specific product or company can run afoul of 501(c)(3) nonprofit news…
- Protactile
A language of touch developed by people who are deafblind to communicate with each other.
- pseudonyms
A fictitious name used in place of a person’s real and legal name.
For how to treat a pseudonym…
- public figure
A person, business, or organization that has power or influence over society.
The doctrine…
- public official
A person who holds a position of authority in government. They may be elected, as in the…