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12/15/06

Associated Press inaugurates Latin America photo editing operation

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The Associated Press on Friday inaugurated a Latin America photo desk to coordinate and edit photo coverage from across Latin America and the Caribbean.

Led by Regional Photo Editor Enric Marti, the desk has begun sending images directly from Mexico City to the world. Similar photo desks exist in Tokyo, London, New York and Washington, overseeing AP photographic coverage in those regions.

The opening is part of AP's move toward a more regionalized structure globally. The news cooperative once managed all its international bureaus directly from New York. It now has established major regional centers in London, responsible for coverage in Europe and Africa; in Bangkok, responsible for Asian news coverage; and in Mexico City, responsible for Latin America and the Caribbean.

The bilingual regional desk for Latin America also includes AP print editors in Spanish and English and Associated Press Television News editors. They oversee journalists in approximately 21 offices covering more than 45 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean.

"The opening of the regional photo desk demonstrates AP's continuing commitment to quality photo coverage from Latin America and the Caribbean in close coordination with our colleagues in text and television," said AP Director of Photography Santiago Lyon. "It will further enhance the AP's ability to deliver an integrated bilingual news report in the region."