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Oscar host Ellen DeGeneres granted The Associated Press the rights for the editorial use of her star-studded selfie by AP members and subscribers.
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Ellen DeGeneres takes a photo with, from left, Kevin Spacey, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jared Leto during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)
AP names Matt Sedensky to national reporting team
Sedensky’s career has taken him from Hartford to Honolulu, Kansas City to South Florida, where his stories have included Rick Scott’s successful run for governor and the Gulf oil spill, as well as crime, trials and news on specialized beats including religion and aging. Regularly deployed to major stories, he covered the Virginia Tech shootings […]
OCT. 14, 2015
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Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu poses in New York on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Fekadu, 27, was named music editor on Thursday, overseeing the news agencys content for music across platforms. He has written about music since he joined the AP as an entertainment producer in 2008 after graduating Saint Peters University in Jersey City, N.J. Since then, he has interviewed countless performers and written key trend stories and scored major exclusives. He also was an integral in coverage of major news events including the deaths of Amy Winehouse and Whitney Houston. (AP Photo/Carolyn Lessard)
Mesfin Fekadu named AP music editor
The appointment was announced Thursday by Global Entertainment & Lifestyles Editor Nekesa Mumbi Moody. He will direct the news agency’s music coverage across platforms. “Mesfin is a dynamic reporter who has done wonderful work for the AP and has helped lead its music coverage,” Moody said. “He is a news breaker with impressive sources within […]
AUG. 7, 2014
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Newly named Associated Press bureau chief Joshua Goodman poses for a photo at his home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. Goodman is taking over as chief of bureau for Colombia, Venezuela and Panama. The appointment was announced Wednesday by Marjorie Miller, the news organizations regional editor for Latin America and the Caribbean. (AP Photo)
AP names Josh Goodman bureau chief for 3 countries
Josh Goodman (AP Photo) The appointment was announced Wednesday by Marjorie Miller, the news organization’s regional editor for Latin America and the Caribbean. Goodman “brings 15 years of experience reporting on Latin America, and a strong background covering economic issues. He has a history of producing high-impact enterprise reporting and we are excited to have […]
OCT. 2, 2013
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Michael Mishak named AP’s new Miami-based politics writer
Mishak, 32, joins the AP from the Los Angeles Times, where he covered the Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration from Sacramento since 2010. He previously covered politics and labor for the Las Vegas Sun, where in 2007 and 2008 he broke several stories about how the Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigns were courting […]
MAY 7, 2013
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AP names new director of media relations
Lauren Easton, who joined The Associated Press last year as media relations manager, has been promoted to director of media relations.
DEC. 16, 2016
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David Biller named by AP as its news director for Brazil
Brazil News Director David Biller. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) The announcement was made Wednesday by Matt Chandler, AP’s news director for Latin America and the Caribbean. “David will lead a talented and energetic text, photo and video team that has consistently provided fast, engaging and insightful coverage of stories that have resounded in Latin America and […]
OCT. 9, 2019
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AP announces winners of the 2014 Oliver S. Gramling Awards
Journalists based in Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Idaho and New York are among the winners of the 2014 Oliver S. Gramling Awards, the highest staff honor of The Associated Press.
OCT. 17, 2014
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Ian Mader named APs news editor in Florida
Ian Mader poses for a photo in Beijing on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. (Eunice Mateo/Courtesy of Ian Mader via AP) The appointment was announced Thursday by interim South Editor Ravi Nessman, who oversees 13 southeastern states plus the District of Columbia. “Ian is a great journalist whose long experience calmly steering some of the highest […]
FEB. 8, 2016
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AP wins copyright infringement suit against Meltwater News
Federal court grants AP’s summary judgment against the subscriber-only service NEW YORK — The U.S. District Court for the Southern District, in Manhattan, ruled today that Meltwater News infringed the use of AP content. The court granted AP’s motion for summary judgment in the suit, denying Meltwater’s. AP had filed suit against Meltwater in February […]
MARCH 20, 2013
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**HOLD FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING ANNOUNCEMENT** In this Tuesday, June 24, 2014 photo, Lisa Gibb, the Associated Press' new business editor, poses for photos in the Miami. She will beginning her new job Aug. 1. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)
Lisa Gibbs, senior writer at Money, appointed AP business editor
Lisa Gibbs, AP’s new business editor. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter) Gibbs will oversee more than 65 business reporters and editors worldwide. She will be based in New York and start the job in late August. “We are thrilled to have Lisa joining the AP team,” said Lou Ferrara, the managing editor who oversees business news. […]
JUNE 25, 2014
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join athletic directors and football coaches at the annual Big 12 Conference meetings Tuesday, May 5, 2015, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
AP names Josh Hoffner as news editor for national beats
Josh Hoffner, AP news editor for national beats. (AP Photo) Hoffner will guide five teams of journalists who cover race and ethnicity, education, immigration, state government and the environment. He will also be responsible for exploring the possibility of creating new coverage teams. The announcement was made Wednesday by Noreen Gillespie, AP’s deputy managing editor […]
OCT. 25, 2017
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