Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP stays on top of Toronto plane crash coverage despite no journalist on scene for hours

This image taken from video released by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows the crashed plane of Delta flight 4819 at Toronto Pearson International Airport, in Mississauga, Ontario, on Tuesday, Feb. 18. (Transportation Safety Board of Canada via AP)
Toronto Delta Crash

When reports surfaced on social media that a Delta Air Lines jet had flipped upside down in Toronto, AP moved quickly to cover the dramatic story.

Vancouver-based stringer Jim Morris immediately began sourcing confirmation, while the U.S. team provided remote assistance and managed logistics to get AP coverage on the ground.

Michael Casey took the lead as the main writer, while John Wawrow was dispatched to Toronto to report from the field, delivering material across multiple formats. In New York, Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Anna D’Innocenzio interviewed aviation experts to provide technical analysis of the crash, while Holly Ramer kept audiences engaged with an in-depth follow-up later in the week.

The story demonstrated AP’s ability to leverage its global footprint and expertise to deliver timely and authoritative coverage—no matter where news breaks.

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