Less than two years after his ascension to the papacy was covered by an all-formats media blitz, the AP’s team in Italy sprang into similar action for Pope Leo XIV’s lung surgery – a procedure that confirmed he has cancer. The coverage demonstrated the team’s ability to quickly and comprehensively respond to breaking news, as well as underscoring the importance of decades of institutional knowledge.
Italy-based journalists worked across formats and with different teams, including Health & Science, to report more on the details of Leo’s specific lung cancer, and the Latin America team, as the pope was due to travel to the region soon. With deep experience on the Vatican beat, AP journalists knew exactly how – and where – to mobilize to present a slew of offerings to clients and AP News alike, from explainers to dispatches to live video and expert debriefs.
Text and photo coverage dominated customer usage for the week, and dozens of video edits were used widely by customers. The judges appreciated the breadth of the coverage and the deep care and expertise displayed across formats.
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