AP Elections
The AP Elections Service is now available for members for use in print and
online. In addition to election night results (local, national and
state-by-state), we have added elements of our first-rate political reporting
and information on candidates. The goal is to provide our members with a
complete product portfolio for the 2007-08 campaign season.
AP Money & Markets
Members who subscribe to AP’s markets service
Stocks Express now have the option of using Money & Markets Online Basic
at no additional cost. Online Basic is a rich online financial data service
with markets, economy and company news updated throughout the day.
Easy-to-use tools, including stock and mutual fund quote look-up boxes, give
readers a quick way to check their favorite stocks. Increase traffic, repeat
visits and visit duration to your newspaper Web site. Online Basic also
offers advertising and sponsorship opportunities geared toward an attractive
demographic.
Online
Video Network
The next generation of Online Video Network is rolling out at newspapers
around the country, offering the opportunity to include local video and local
advertising. The updated online player supports playback of videos, AP’s or local, right on the local Web site instead of in
the destination/pop-up player.
AP Lifestyles
In addition to food, fashion homes and garden coverage, AP has added coverage
of families and relationships, pets and holidays to the Lifestyles package
(formerly known as Weekly Features). And something else: Weekly Features
isn't just weekly. While the bulk of the exclusive content moves on Fridays
and Mondays, members who subscribe also get updates throughout the week. Lifestyles remains a bargain at about $20 a week. If
you're interested in hearing more about AP Lifestyles and getting its first
quarterly newsletter, contact Ohio Bureau Chief Eva Parziale or (614)885-2727.
AP
Stylebook Online
AP Stylebook Online is fully
searchable, so you can find a listing even if you aren’t
sure what heading to look up. Site managers can make local style notes and
share them across all users in the newsroom. No more notes scratched in the
margin of one copy editor’s book. It’s updated live as the AP makes changes, so you have
immediate access to an updated listing for daylight saving time or a new
listing for BlackBerry. With your user name and
password, you can log in from work, from home or anywhere with an Internet
connection. AP members pay about 40 percent off less than retail, or about
the same price per user as a hard copy book – but with no shipping, and no
waiting for a new book to come out each year. If you remain a fan of the hard
copy book, the 2007 spiral bound book is now available, as well. Order the at http://www.ap.org/pages/product/order.html.
Check
out Online Newspaper services at new Web site
For additional information about these and other AP newspaper services, check
out http://www.ap.org/newspapers
or contact Ohio Bureau Chief Eva Parziale
or Assistant Bureau Chief Nancy Nussbaum
at (614) 885-2727.
AP SERVICE UPDATES
AP Photos
The Headquarters Photo Desk in New York
plans to incorporate operations currently handled by the State Photo
Center in Washington, D.C.,
by October. Once the transition is complete, the new Headquarters Photo Desk
will centralize and simplify photo operations for AP members and AP staff
while allowing AP to distribute photographs more timely and efficiently.
Throughout the transition, AP members and customers will receive the same
high quality content with the same formats and delivery methods they are used
to. Additional information will be available in the coming weeks.
Photo Assignments
All special photo assignment requests are now being handled by AP Images in New York. The AP’s Photo department had handled those requests in the
past. If you’re interested in photo assignments,
contact the AP Images Assignments Team at (212) 621-1980 or assignments@ap.org. AP Images will
handle the entire assignment process, including assessing your needs,
selecting a photographer, determining the rate, billing and delivering
images. If you have any questions, contact Regional Photo Editor Kii Sato in Columbus at ksato@ap.org or (614) 885-2727.
AP Exchange
AP plans to phase out YourAP in 2007 and replace
the service with AP Exchange, the new web-based view of all your AP content.
Now is the time to contact AP to book training on AP Exchange for your
newsroom. Simply email talkback@ap.org
to book a 60-minute online training session. This session will provide
editors and reporters with all they need to know to become AP Exchange
experts. They'll be able to search for locally relevant news in the new AP
database and build custom feeds that will deliver relevant news in less time.
As well, don't forget our regularly scheduled School of Search
online training which takes place every Thursday at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET.
RSVP for these sessions at talkback@ap.org.
Weather maps
You can now access Freehand weather maps in AP Exchange. A quick search for
all maps would be:
_For AM weather maps: apamdak or dak
_For PM weather maps: appmdak or dak
