This edition consists of 1,000 copies, of which this is No. 625
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| The Aim of The Detroit News | [1] |
| Instructions to Reporters | [4] |
| Instructions to Copy Readers | [6] |
| Preparing Copy | [7] |
| Leads | [7] |
| Heads | [8] |
| Diction | [14] |
| A. P. Style | [15] |
| Capitalization | [17] |
| Punctuation | [22] |
| Quotations | [23] |
| Nouns | [24] |
| Pronouns | [27] |
| Conjunctions | [28] |
| Verbs | [29] |
| Adverbs | [33] |
| Adjectives | [34] |
| Prepositions | [37] |
| Articles | [38] |
| Numbers | [38] |
| Roman Numerals | [39] |
| Weights and Measures | [40] |
| Abbreviation | [42] |
| Names and Titles | [45] |
| Jew and Hebrew | [46] |
| Church Titles | [48] |
| Compounds | [48] |
| Superfluous Words | [49] |
| Vital Statistics | [50] |
| Spelling | [51] |
| Popular Names of Railroads | [52] |
| Do and Don't | [54] |
| The Cannery | [57] |
| Michigan Institutions | [59] |
| Army and Navy Organization | [60] |
| Dates Often Called For | [62] |
| The Law of Libel | [64] |
| First Three Years of the War | [72] |
| Index | [77] |
THE AIM OF THE DETROIT NEWS
Formation of a newspaper's ideals comes through a process of years. The best traditions of the past, blending with hopes of the future, should be the writer's guide for the day. Nov. 1, 1916, the editor-in-chief of The Detroit News, in a letter to the managing editor, wrote his interpretation of the principles under which the staff should work, in striving toward those journalistic ideals to which this paper feels itself dedicated. His summary of the best practices of the profession follows:
The Detroit News should be: