Journalists sometimes tend to speak in jargon and acronyms. Here's an ongoing list of journalism organizations, publications and other such industry lingo -- explained.

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AAJA	Asian American Journalists Association
AAN	Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
ABC	Audit Bureau of Circulations
ACES	American Copy Editors Society
AEJMC	Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
AIM	Accuracy in Media
AJC	The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AJR	American Journalism Review
AP	The Associated Press
API	American Press Institute
APSE	Associated Press Sports Editors
ASJA	American Society of Journalists and Authors
ASME	American Society of Magazine Editors
ASNE	American Society of Newspaper Editors
AYJ	Association of Young Journalists
BBC	British Broadcasting Corp.
BNW	"Best Newspaper Writing"
Cit-J	citizen journalism
CJJ	Criminal Justice Journalists
CJR	Columbia Journalism Review
CPB	Corporation for Public Broadcasting
CPJ	Committee to Protect Journalists
CQ	Congressional Quarterly
FAIR	Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
FOIA	Freedom of Information Act
Freep	Detroit Free Press
IAJ	Institute for the Advancement of Journalism (Johannesburg, South Africa)
ICFJ	International Center for Journalists
IRE	Investigative Reporters & Editors Inc.
Merc	San Jose Mercury News
MPA	Magazine Publishers of America
NAA	Newspaper Association of America
NAB	National Association of Broadcasters
NABJ	National Association of Black Journalists
NAHJ	National Association of Hispanic Journalists
NAJA	Native American Journalists Association
NAMME	National Association of Minority Media Executives
NLGJA	National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
NPC	National Press Club
NPPA	National Press Photographers Association
NPR	National Public Radio
NWW	National Writers Workshop
OJR	Online Journalism Review
ONA	Online News Association
ONO	Organization of News Ombudsmen
PBS	Public Broadcasting System
PEJ	Project for Excellence in Journalism
P-G	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PRI	Public Radio International
Pro-Jo	The Providence Journal
RCFP	Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
RNA	Religion Newswriters Association
the Rocky	Rocky Mountain News (Denver, Colo.)
RSF	Reporters sans frontières (Reporters Without Borders)
RTNDA	Radio-Television News Directors Association
RTNDF	Radio-Television News Directors Foundation
SAJA	South Asian Journalists Association
SND	The Society for News Design
SNPA	Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
SPJ	Society of Professional Journalists
SPLC	Student Press Law Center
UNITY	Journalists of Color Inc.
UPI	United Press International