I do enjoy a good styleguide for writing. Exploring Equal Access Public Media's has been super interesting and one I'll be referencing and using for my own writing.
This style guide was built to maintain consistency across EAPM news outlets and media. It was also built to bring accessibility to our written and spoken language.
Because the average American has reached a literacy level no higher than sixth grade, vocabulary and critical thinking skills based on complex information are often also not much higher than the sixth grade level. Therefore, it’s important that news information, whether written or spoken, be presented at that reading, vocabulary, and critical thinking level.
This style guide is built with the idea that journalists should not shy away from presenting complex or difficult information or concepts; rather journalists should explain them. At EAPM, we see journalism process as educative, informative, and accessible while presenting harder information in the news.
URL: https://equalaccesspublicmedia.org/style-and-accessibility-guide/