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2001 - Present
Essential 21st Century Leadership |
| 2001 |
On September 11, AP
covers the al-Qaida terrorist attacks on the U.S. mainland, providing
news of simultaneous catastrophes in cities that were home to its
New York headquarters and its largest bureau in Washington, D.C. All
AP news staff in both cities played a role in covering the disasters. |
| 2002 |
In October, AP President and CEO Tom Curley announces the “e-AP”
initiative to transform the company into a global news network through
an interactive, multimedia platform that allows its members to tailor
content to their own needs.
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| 2004 |
In May, AP President and CEO Tom Curley calls upon all news media
in the U.S. to renew their dedication to and demand for freedom of
information. In the Hays Press-Enterprise Lecture in Riverside, California,
Curley states, “Open government is the personal interest and
constitutional right of every citizen. But we of the fourth estate
have by far the greatest means and incentive to speak and fight for
it.”
AP debuts its first blog at the political conventions in Boston and
New York, and features Pulitzer Prize-winning political reporter Walter
R. Mears, who has covered political conventions since 1964.
In July, AP moves from 50 Rockefeller Plaza, its home for 66 years,
to 450 West 33rd Street. The move allows AP to consolidate all news
and management operations under one roof and to build a 21st century
newsroom for AP’s television, radio, text, image, and multimedia
services. |
| 2005 |
AP announces an online video news network for newspaper, television,
and radio Web sites in the United States. MSN teams up with AP in
the endeavor.
AP launches “asap,” a service to younger audiences
delivering online and print content to members and subscribers.
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| 2006 |
AP Television News opens a full-time bureau in Pyongyang, North
Korea, after years of negotiations with the state broadcaster, Korean
Radio and Television, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Online Video Network (OVN) service is established, to provide
news video to AP member and customer websites. |
| 2007 |
In February, the AP and NowPublic (NP) agree to explore ways to
involve NP’s worldwide network of citizen journalists in AP’s
breaking news coverage. |
