AP scores multiple newsbreaks in initial hours after apparent assassination attempt of Trump 

By COLLEEN LONG, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN, MICHELLE PRICE, ERIC TUCKER, STEPHANY MATAT, MICHAEL BIESECKER, AUDREY MCAVOY, LINDSAY WHITEHURST, MICHAEL SISAK, BERNARD CONDON 

AP was first with a succession of developments in the hours after an apparent assassination attempt of Trump at his Florida golf course, with several staff jumping into action on Sunday afternoon to ensure the AP was ahead.  

Thanks to exceptional source work by the reporters listed above and others, the AP team was first to report details on where the suspect had been hiding and what happened once he was spotted by a Secret Service agent. This was followed by key details about the suspect. The AP was first to report his name, criminal history, that he self-published book on Amazon and published the first photos of his home in Hawaii. An incredible series of wins on a huge breaking news story in one of the most competitive news environments there is. 

In addition, so many others across the AP also jumped into help to ensure the AP was competitive across formats. Teams deployed to the scene in Florida and the suspect’s home in Hawaii to obtain key visuals and reporting. Video secured important affiliate uppick permissions so the AP could be live to customers, as well as our digital audience, and editors across formats and digital who dove right in so the AP could launch a live blog, pushout multiple alerts, photos and so much more. 

The mainbar from Sunday got more than 2.5M pageviews, with Live Blog and Things to Know racking up views in the hundreds of thousands too. 

The judges were impressed by the number of newsbreaks secured on such a competitive story in a very short space of time and feel this story a great showcase of the excellence and teamwork that the AP has cultivated to deliver exceptional coverage in this election cycle. 

For cementing the AP’s lead on the biggest story of the day across the world Long, Durkin Richer, Miller, Colvin, Price, Tucker, Matat, Biesecker, McAvoy, Whitehurst, Sisak, Condon earn this week’s Best of the AP — Second Winner. 

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