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06/03/2005
John Solomon named director of AP's multimedia
investigative reporting
NEW YORK -- John Solomon, assistant bureau chief in
Washington since 1999, has been appointed to the new role
of director of multimedia investigative reporting.
The goal is to further AP's efforts to develop compelling
enterprise stories in multiple formats -- text, photo, video,
audio -- that can be used in print or online.
Solomon will supervise a team of a half-dozen reporters dedicated
to multimedia investigative and enterprise reporting. He will
work with AP news managers across the globe to leverage the
cooperative's news gathering capabilities with an eye toward
developing stories that have widespread impact and appeal
to consumers of Web sites, print publications, television
outlets and radio broadcasts.
The appointment was announced June 3 by Executive Editor
Kathleen Carroll and Managing Editor Mike Silverman.
Solomon will continue to be based in Washington. Sandy Johnson,
AP's Washington bureau chief, will supervise the new initiative
in coordination with Silverman.
Solomon joined the AP in 1987 in Milwaukee. As news editor
there, he supervised coverage of the Jeffrey Dahmer serial
murders and an investigative project that revealed teachers
who had molested children had been allowed to return to the
classroom. In response to the investigative stories, the state
of Wisconsin changed it laws to keep convicted molesters out
of school for good.
Solomon transferred in 1991 to Washington, where he has served
as a reporter, editor of the bureau's enterprise team, news
editor and assistant bureau chief. Solomon has played key
roles in reporting and editing during some of the capital's
biggest stories, including the Clinton-era fund-raising and
impeachment scandals and the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
Over the last several years, he has worked increasingly with
AP's television, radio and online divisions to develop multi-formatted
versions of his investigative stories.
contact: Jack Stokes, AP Corporate Communications, 212.621.1720
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