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Ravi Nessman named deputy for AP’s South region

Ravi Nessman The appointment was announced Thursday by South Editor Lisa Marie Pane. Nessman was the South Asia bureau chief from 2009 until 2013, when he left to become a Nieman fellow at Harvard University, where he has been studying the role of poverty and religion in modern society. Based in New Delhi, he managed […]

FEB. 20, 2014

AP CEO to speak on seizure of AP phone records, the way forward

Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt will outline ways to protect newsgathering against government interference, in the wake of the Department of Justice’s sweeping seizure of AP phone records, in a speech on June 19 at the National Press Club in Washington.

JUNE 12, 2013

Pausing to see the world

In fast-paced Tokyo, a pause will be rewarded with “A View of Daily Life” around the world.

Veteran AP producer, cameraman in Iraq dies of COVID-19

This 2003 photo shows Khodeir Majid at the AP office at the Palestine hotel. (AP Photo/Ahmad Sami) BEIRUT (AP) — Khodeir Majid, who covered Iraq’s numerous conflicts as a video producer and cameraman for the Associated Press over 17 years has died, relatives said Friday. He was 64. The cause of death was complications due […]

APRIL 16, 2021

AP raises the standard in live video for customers

AP announced today a significant expansion of its live video content offering for broadcasters.

SEPT. 1, 2015

AP photographers win 8 prizes in World Press Photo contest

Associated Press photojournalists who’ve worked tirelessly to document the civil war in Syria and conflict in Gaza, among many other stories last year, won top prizes in the distinguished World Press Photo competition.

FEB. 15, 2013

AP appoints Dharapak as Asia-Pacific photo editor

The appointment was announced Monday by Ted Anthony, the AP’s director of Asia-Pacific news, to whom Dharapak will report. “As much as anyone I’ve met in our profession, Charlie gets it,” Anthony said. “He is not only a wonderful photographer but an extremely nimble mind and an innovator in all forms of journalism. I’m excited […]

SEPT. 15, 2014

War photography, then and now A discussion with the Associated Press at the Newseum

The photographic history of the Vietnam War and the challenges that photojournalists face in today’s combat zones will be discussed on Oct. 26 at the Newseum in Washington.

OCT. 3, 2013

Top Washington journalists to discuss fight for press access

As journalists’ struggle for access to public information has become increasingly difficult, Associated Press Washington Bureau Chief Sally Buzbee has emerged as a leading advocate for more open government.

JAN. 8, 2015

Pence criticizes AP for publishing his wife’s email address

In a tweet Saturday, Pence said that by publishing the personal AOL address of his wife, Karen, the AP “violated her privacy and our security.” The vice president posted a letter his counsel sent to Gary Pruitt, the AP’s president and CEO. On Friday, the AP reported the Pences used their AOL accounts to conduct […]

MARCH 4, 2017

Jonathan Wolman, Detroit News editor, former AP exec, dies

Jonathan Wolman, editor and publisher of The Detroit News, speaks during an announcement at the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News during a news conference in Detroit, Dec. 16, 2008. (AP Photo) Jonathan Wolman, who over more than 45 years in journalism served as editor and publisher of The Detroit News and previously worked […]

APRIL 15, 2019

Jill Craig named AP video journalist in Houston

The appointment was announced Friday by Denise Vance, AP’s U.S. deputy of broadcast news, and Central Region Editor David Scott. Craig will begin work in Houston on April 21, reporting primarily for the AP’s video and television report. Craig joined the AP in Washington, D.C., in 2013 as a video producer. She worked at the […]

MARCH 21, 2014