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The American Copy Editors Society have been kind enough to compile this fantastic booklet of editing guidelines. It has been contributed to by a huge amount of American newspapers, and aims to be a guide to the kinds of skills needed to work in a newsroom. It's rather hard to read online, but if you want a comprehensive reference this is it.

There is so much information out there on the net sometimes it's hard to find what you're actually looking for. One of the best places to head for advice and tips on almost any kind of writing from academic to resumes is OWL - The Purdue Online Writing Lab. It's easy to navigate, has loads of information and is a great starting point.

Writing news or current affairs? Every journalist should be made to study this page for an hour a day before putting their fingers to the keyboard. It's a list of expressions so over-used and over-tired that they ought to be banned for life. Cliches presented as news are on my list of top five writing hates.