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Rare glimpses inside the pandemic: An ICU in Spain, a New York funeral home

“No.” “Never.” “Not possible.” “Can’t be done.” Barcelona-based photographer Felipe Dana and video journalist Renata Brito were told in no uncertain terms that Spanish hospitals and their intensive care units in particular would not allow access to journalists reporting on the coronavirus pandemic. And in New York, photographer John Minchillo and video journalist Robert Bumsted […]

APRIL 10, 2020

Italy teams lead the way on coronavirus coverage despite major obstacles

As sweeping restrictions and lockdown measures rolled out across the world in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, AP’s team of staff and freelancers in Italy set an example for how to produce compelling and competitive journalism in all formats despite major challenges affecting them both professionally and personally, including school closures, travel restrictions and […]

MARCH 20, 2020

AP investigates a teen’s life sentence – and the role of Amy Klobuchar

On the campaign trail, presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar has often cited a case – a life sentence given to black teen for killing a young girl – as proof of her tough-on-crime bona fides as a former prosecutor. Over the course of a year, Minnesota-based investigative reporter Robin McDowell examined the case against Myon Burrell, […]

FEB. 7, 2020

News groups protest govt. limits on use of economic data

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press and four other news organizations on Tuesday urged the Labor Department to reverse its decision last month to restrict news agencies’ use of economic data. In a joint letter, the AP, Bloomberg News, Dow Jones, Market News and Reuters asserted that the changes the department announced Jan. 16 would make the economic data […]

FEB. 4, 2020

Media outlets push back against government’s Brexit video

Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly session of Prime Ministers Questions in Parliament in London, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) LONDON (AP) — Some prominent British and international media organizations pushed back Friday against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s handling of a prerecorded video message to mark Britain’s […]

JAN. 31, 2020

AP data project shows women facing restrictions increasingly seek abortions out of state

Legislative debates over restricting access to abortion in the U.S. have been among the most hotly contested and thoroughly covered state government topics of recent years. But what of the women affected by those laws? A distinctive, data-driven investigation by the state government and data teams provided one answer: Thousands of women leave their home […]

SEPT. 13, 2019

AP examines patient consent before pelvic exams; states, med schools split on legislation

When a woman undergoes gynecological surgery, what happens when she’s under anesthesia? In teaching hospitals, it’s common practice for medical students to give patients a pelvic exam as part of their training. Whether the patients have given consent for that exam is not clear, and in the #MeToo era, the question has drawn the interest […]

MAY 17, 2019

Pictures of the Week Global Photo Gallery

Female Giant Panda Xiang Xiang chomps on her birthday treats at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, June 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Caroline Chen)

Collaborating to reveal what’s ‘Destined to Burn’

For the first time, AP is collaborating with the USA TODAY Network-California, McClatchy and Media News on a two-part series, “Destined to Burn,” which examines the deadliest wildfire in California history and showcases the ability of news organizations to work together in the name of deep accountability journalism that matters.

Holding police accountable for pot grower’s bulldozer death

Michael Rubinkam, reporter, Northeastern Pennsylvania, obtained exclusive details and interviews in seeking to hold police accountable for the death of a man caught growing 10 pot plans on public land. The man was run over by a bulldozer commandeered by state police as they searched thick brush for him, a slow-speed “chase” described by an […]

MARCH 29, 2019

Global wine industry adjusting to climate change

Andrew Selsky, correspondent, Salem, Oregon, who detailed the ways winemakers across the globe have altered their procedures and operations in response to climate change. Selsky coordinated with colleagues in Oregon, California, France, Australia and South Africa. https://bit.ly/2IVIreU

JULY 6, 2018

Court orders records unsealed in Penn State officials’ case

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania appeals court on Monday ordered the release of documents sealed in the criminal case against former Penn State administrators over their handling of child sex abuse complaints about former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The three-judge Superior Court panel’s unanimous decision concerned many of the more than 200 records […]

JUNE 4, 2018