12/06/05

Kristie Kiernan Bouryal named AP deputy director of U.S. online newspaper markets

NEW YORK -- Kristie Kiernan Bouryal, assistant chief of bureau for The Associated Press in Pennsylvania, has been appointed deputy director of U.S. online newspaper markets.

The appointment was announced Dec. 6 by Sue Cross, AP vice president for U.S. online newspapers.

Bouryal will serve as a product manager for newspaper online services and is part of a team helping U.S. newspapers grow their new media audiences and businesses. She will be based in New York City.

Before joining the AP in March, Bouryal was director of news coverage and editorial for ABCNEWS Digital in New York. She previously served as manager of news coverage and assignment editor for ABCNEWS Digital.

Before moving to the online division in January 2000, Bouryal was manager of news and programming for ABC News Radio, and she founded the Affiliate Services Unit of ABC News Radio to serve top-market stations. She joined ABC as a news coordinator and network field producer in 1993.

Bouryal holds a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University.

Contact: Jack Stokes, AP Corporate Communications, 212.621.1720