Posted by Next Left Notes - April 7, 2004 | Stylebook
Datelines
Datelines on stories should contain a city name, entirely in capital letters, followed in most cases by the name of the state, county or territory where the city is located.
DOMESTIC DATELINES. No state with the following:
| ATLANTA | MILWAUKEE |
| BALTIMORE | MINNEAPOLIS |
| BOSTON | NEW ORLEANS |
| CHICAGO | NEW YORK |
| CINCINNATI | OKLAHOMA CITY |
| CLEVELAND | PHILADELPHIA |
| DALLAS | PHOENIX |
| DENVER | PITTSBURGH |
| DETROIT | ST. LOUIS |
| HONOLULU | SALT LAKE CITY |
| HOUSTON | SAN ANTONIO |
| INDIANAPOLIS | SAN DIEGO |
| LAS VEGAS | SAN FRANCISCO |
| LOS ANGELES | SEATTLE |
| MIAMI | WASHINGTON |
Stories from all other U.S. cities should have both the city and state name in the dateline, including KANSAS CITY, Mo. and KANSAS CITY, Kan.
Spell out Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas and Utah. Abbreviate others per AP stylebook.
Use Hawaii on all cities outside Honolulu. Specify the island in the text if needed.
