The AP Stylebook says "kph" is "acceptable", and does not even give the "km/h" alternative. To the up and coming cub reporters who have been taught that the AP is God and the AP Stylebook is the Bible, this is not questioned - any more than a "suggestion" from your boss would be questioned - even though "AP" did not use the word "required". The Food Marketing Institute and the AP are two of the bigger obstacles to full metrication in this country. Carleton
----- Original Message ----- From: "John M. Steele" <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <usma@colostate.edu> Cc: metricpion...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2013 8:19:51 PM Subject: [USMA:53391] Re: SI Use in Yahoo Article Kudos to Time and AFP for correct usage. Every AP article I found reflects their mandate of incorrect usage. http://world.time.com/2013/11/07/philippines-braces-for-wrath-of-super-typhoon-haiyan/ http://www.livemint.com/Politics/rIeuVhF1v1NqfqhT6j5ANP/Philippines-braces-up-for-Typhoon-Haiyan-impact.html (second article is attributed to AFP) From: John M. Steele <jmsteele9...@sbcglobal.net> To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu> Cc: "metricpion...@gmail.com" <metricpion...@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2013 8:04 PM Subject: [USMA:53390] Re: SI Use in Yahoo Article The Associated press Stylebook requires use of kph, or the words spelled out; it does not allow the correct symbol, km/h. Reuters has used both, not sure they are as strict. They mostly use kph. AFP mostly uses the correct km/h, but occasionally uses kph. BBC uses a haphazard and unpredictable mix of the two. Various USMA members have written AP about their incorrect usage for years to no avail. From: "cont...@metricpioneer.com" <cont...@metricpioneer.com> To: U.S. Metric Association <usma@colostate.edu> Cc: metricpion...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2013 2:18 PM Subject: [USMA:53389] SI Use in Yahoo Article I notice a Yahoo News article from Reuters with only one parenthetical non-SI reference in third paragraph; otherwise, the article uses only SI units. http://news.yahoo.com/philippines-braces-super-typhoon-strongest-033006175--finance.html For example: With center winds of 215 kph (133 mph) and gusts of up to 250 kph, the storm, rated as category five, the most severe, was moving west-northwest at 33 kph in the Pacific Ocean. Aquino said 100 coastal areas face the threat of storm surges, bringing waves higher than 5 m to 6 m, and ordered action by local officials to limit damage and loss of lives. I hope to see more and more articles available to Americans with fewer and fewer non-SI references. I also notice the use of kph instead of km/h. Does anyone know if there is a media standard abbreviation for kilometers per hour? David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917
