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[โ€“] bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was wondering the same, does not apply to UK journalism style apparently

Use all capitals if an abbreviation is pronounced as the individual letters (an initialism): BBC, CEO, US, VAT, etc; if it is an acronym (pronounced as a word) spell out with initial capital, eg Nasa, Nato, Unicef

https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-a

[โ€“] Wilshire@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Interesting, thanks for sharing.