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Caption Style Guides for Wire Services
Each wire wants the same facts in a different order. These short guides show how Sideline writes each house style so you can match AP, Getty Images, Imagn/USA Today, Icon Sportswire, or ZUMA Press on deadline.
An Overview of Wire Service Caption Styles
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{Who} → {what they are doing} → {the period of the game} → {the date} → {the place} (AP Photo/Photographer Name)Kentucky guard Collin Chandler (5) dunks over Nicholls forward Grant Sanders (7) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Photographer Name) |
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{CITY}, {STATE or COUNTRY} - {MONTH DAY}: {who} → {what they are doing} → {during the game} → {venue} → {full date} → {city and place} (Photo by Photographer Name/Getty Images)LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY - NOVEMBER 04: Collin Chandler #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats dunks over Grant Sanders #7 of the Nicholls Colonels during the game at Rupp Arena on November 4, 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Photographer Name/Getty Images) |
 
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{Date}; {City}, {State}, {Country}; {who} → {what they are doing} → {during the game} → {venue} Mandatory Credit: Photographer-Imagn ImagesNov 4, 2025; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Collin Chandler (5) dunks over Nicholls Colonels forward Grant Sanders (7) during the game at Rupp Arena. Mandatory Credit: Photographer-Imagn Images |
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{CITY}, {ST or COUNTRY} - {MONTH DAY}: {who} → {what they are doing} → {the league game} → {the date} → {the venue and city} (Photo by Photographer Name/Icon Sportswire)LEXINGTON, KY - NOVEMBER 4: Kentucky Wildcats guard Collin Chandler (5) dunks over Nicholls Colonels forward Grant Sanders (7) during the college basketball game on November 4, 2025 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Photographer Name/Icon Sportswire) |
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{Month Day}, {YYYY}, {City}, {State}, {Country}: {who} → {what they are doing} → {the league game} → {venue in the city} (Credit Image: © Photographer/Agency via ZUMA Press Wire)November 4, 2025, Lexington, Kentucky, USA: Kentucky Wildcats guard COLLIN CHANDLER (5) dunks over Nicholls Colonels forward GRANT SANDERS (7) during an NCAA college basketball game at Rupp Arena in Lexington. (Credit Image: © Photographer/Agency via ZUMA Press Wire) |
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