SJC-style-and-production-guide-2012

An example of (iii) is in identifying titles within titles: Eckersley, R. (1986), ‘Science becomesnews’, Australian Journalism Review, 8 (1 and 2).Names of books, magazines, journals, films, radio and television programs/series and playsshould be italicised. Poems, songs, short stories, episodes and individual segments withinradio and TV programs, and articles should be put within quotation marks. For example, ‘Adangerous business’ broadcast in Four Corners in July 2004.Use of (iv) is in such examples as Noel ‘Crusher’ Cleal, Allan ‘Captain Grumpy’ Border,Arthur ‘Legs’ Diamond, Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum.Double quotation marks are used in all cases, except inside double quotes, where single quotesare used:‘Bathers were warned to watch for ‘Noah’s arks’, she said.TIP: YOU CAN SET UP MSWORD TO PRODUCE ‘SMART QUOTES’ RATHERTHAN ‘STRAIGHT QUOTES’ BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS: SEE DASH.Quotes (See attribution, direct speech, indirect speech.)Rracquet for tennis; racket an intrusive noise, a dodgy/illegal scheme.ramp up to increase the scale or level of activity. Cleaner and clearer to simply say ‘to increaseeffort/production’.real (and pregnant) often has comparatives and superlatives attached – ‘more real’, ‘most real’,‘almost real’, and so on. THIS IS WRONG. Something is either real or it is not. Same withpregnancy. Somebody is either pregnant or they are not. There are no degrees of pregnancy orof reality. It is an incomparable adjective.recent avoid, especially in radio leads. Specify when.redaction editing existing content to produce new meanings.reforestation is to re-plant trees and other growth, usually to restore a native ecology.Afforestation to plant trees, even if no trees have previously been there.refute and reject are often confused. Refute means to disprove, not to dispute or disagree. Rejectis to refuse to accept or acknowledge the existence of something.regime a period or structure of government. Regimen is a routine or list of activities.reign and rein are often confused. ‘The reign of Queen Elizabeth ll will continue till her death’.‘The cadet reporter needed to be reined in, as she was attempting stories well beyond hercapabilities’.relatives people who are blood related. Do not use ‘relations’.restive has a meaning close to ‘restless’, almost the opposite of ‘restful’.restaurateur Not ‘restauranteur’. The word comes from the same French construction as‘amateur’.UQ SJC STYLEBOOK 2012 – PAGE 54