Consider this March 30 editorial in The Washington Times.
March 2006
Nikolai Volkoff, now a candidate for the Maryland legislature, makes a great point that all Americans should think about.
It might seem that AP style should top any list that has the words successful and journalist in the same sentence. Well, it doesn’t. True, knowing something as inane as AP style may be a good thing, but I’ve never met anyone who has advanced because of their knowledge of an antiquated way of writing.