NEW YORK – The Associated Press today announced that Lauren Easton has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer.
Easton will lead all aspects of AP’s reputation and brand integrity.
She is responsible for all of the global news organization’s strategic communications, including crisis communications, reputation management, executive communications, media relations, internal communications, brand and corporate archives.
Previously Easton served as AP’s vice president of global communications.
“As a fact-based, nonpartisan news organization with customers who span the ideological spectrum, AP’s reputation is paramount, particularly in today’s increasingly volatile media environment,” said AP President and CEO Daisy Veerasingham. “Over the past 10 years, Lauren has been a steady, trusted leader through moments of transformation, crisis and growth, always keeping the integrity of the AP brand front and center.”
Easton, who began her career as a broadcast journalist, graduated from the University of Southern California with degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. She joined AP in 2015 is based in New York.
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