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06/12/07
AP Press Release
AP opens new bureau in Beijing
BEIJING -- The Associated Press today opened a new bureau
in Beijing to integrate newsgathering and reporting across
all media platforms and expand its coverage of China.
“This new, integrated bureau is the latest symbol of
the AP’s long commitment to covering China, which goes
back more than a century,” said AP President and CEO
Tom Curley. “The AP has always been a key player in
telling China’s story to the world, and in bringing
the world’s stories to China.”
The new bureau, located in a modern office building in the
Chinese capital’s Central Business District (CBD), will
allow the AP to expand its staff and coverage of China and
create a solid base for the news cooperative’s comprehensive
Olympic coverage as the 2008 Beijing Games approach.
The bureau unites news, photos, television and multimedia
in an integrated newsroom and is equipped with state-of-the-art
technology that allows journalists to provide news in all
formats, from newspaper text to multimedia productions.
“The new bureau encourages interaction, information-sharing
and creativity among all of the AP’s journalists, and
will allow the AP to maintain its standards and fulfill its
mission as China’s impact on the world grows,”
said AP Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen
Carroll. "We're committed to coverage of the China story
in all its aspects, including its booming economy, political
and cultural development, and with the 2008 Olympics on the
horizon, the world of sports," Carroll said.
The new bureau includes positions for more than 40 journalists
and support staff, as well as a television studio, control
room, positions for live stand-ups, a guest editing suite
and sophisticated Data and Main Control Rooms.
“Demand for top-quality coverage and service will only
become greater as the 2008 Olympics approach. With this new
facility, the AP will be able to fulfill all those expectations,”
said AP Vice President and Managing Director for International
Television Eric Braun.
Led by Bureau Chief Charles Hutzler, the Beijing team includes
some of the AP’s best and most experienced journalists,
including Television Manager Norman Bottorff, Chief Photographer
Greg Baker, and Business Writer Joe McDonald. Among them,
the four total more than 50 years of experience reporting
in China.
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