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

APs 2015 profit rises 30 percent on tax benefit cost cutting

AP’s 2015 results, released Wednesday, reflected some complex accounting. The news cooperative recognized a tax benefit of $165 million stemming from a financial blow that its auditors required the cooperative to absorb in 2011 after suffering three straight years of losses. After three consecutive years of operating profits, the AP was able to reverse the […]

APRIL 27, 2016

Zeina Karam appointed APs news director for Lebanon and Syria

Zeina Karam (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) The appointment was announced Thursday by Ian Phillips, AP’s Middle East News Director. Karam, 43, who has covered conflict and transformation in the Middle East for two decades, was named Beirut bureau chief in 2014, overseeing text coverage of Lebanon and Syria. Adding oversight of AP all formats to her […]

FEB. 11, 2016

France lifts restrictions on D-Day video coverage

U.S. WW II veteran 89 year old Arden C. Earll, from Erie Pensylvania, who landed on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944 with the 29th infantry division regiment, is applauded as he arrives at a ceremony in honor of the division, in La Cambe, France, as part of the commemoration of the 70th D-Day anniversary, […]

JUNE 4, 2014

AP announces coverage plans for midterm elections

With 36 states holding gubernatorial contests and control of the U.S. Senate in play, the stakes are high in midterm elections on Tuesday, when The Associated Press will be uniquely positioned to count the votes and report the results.

OCT. 29, 2014

AP to add third-party content to AP Video Hub

The Associated Press today began an initiative to broaden the range and volume of content offered on www.apvideohub.com, its market-leading digital delivery platform for video content. The new Content Partner Offer allows third-party suppliers to sell their content on the platform, gaining instant access to AP Video Hub’s wide network of customers, which spans more than 50 countries and is increasing by 75 percent year to year. By widening the breadth of content, the program will help create the world’s greatest up-to-the-minute professional video news platform. The first partner, Newsflare, debuts on the platform today. The online video news community and marketplace for user-generated video will provide breaking news, weather and quirky video clips, adding a new dimension to AP Video Hub and meeting an increasing demand for user-generated video. The AP Video Hub platform has been a significant success since its launch and, as more and more publishers move into the digital space, we continue to evolve to meet their needs,” said Sue Brooks, director of international products and platforms at AP. “We regularly ask our customers how we can improve and this effort is as a result of their feedback.” Content partners will gain access to AP’s global customer network, which will ensure revenue generation and open new markets. Their content will also be featured and promoted by a team of dedicated curators, Twitter feeds and ongoing marketing communication. Partners’ content will be displayed alongside AP’s on the platform, but they will also have their own showcase pages so customers can explore their footage in detail. “We are really excited to be the first Content Partner on AP Video Hub. It means we can share our members’ unique and varied content with AP’s impressive list of clients, giving us global reach and opening up new markets,” said Bevan Thomas, commercial director for Newsflare. “We offer customers access to an exciting new type of video that is not currently easily accessible. We’re seeing a huge increase in demand for our verified and rights-cleared user-generated content and, as the appetites of video news audiences continue to evolve, we’ll no doubt see more broadcasters and publishers wanting to source this video.” AP Video Hub launched in 2012 to address the increase in demand from online publishers for video news. The platform was an industry first, providing access to AP world news, entertainment, sport and lifestyle video, as well as combining breaking news with relevant footage from AP’s historic archive. The result was the development of richer online storytelling for online publishers, who don’t usually have the technical infrastructure to handle satellite news feeds.

AUG. 18, 2014

Pinning hopes on Olympic metal?

Pin trading at the Olympics is always an event as popular as any spectator sport. The small, colorful souvenirs are created by corporations, countries and media organizations, such as The Associated Press, and swapped and collected by athletes and fans, alike.

Court rules for AP in reporter impersonation document fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has sided with reporters in a court fight over documents that began after an FBI agent pretended to be an Associated Press journalist while investigating bomb threats at a Washington state high school. When the ruse became public in 2014, the AP and a press freedom organization attempted to get […]

DEC. 15, 2017

AP senior vice president for revenue across the Americas to retire at year’s end

The Associated Press announced today that Senior Vice President in the Americas David Gwizdowski has decided to retire from AP at the end of the year.

SEPT. 19, 2018

AP names new statehouse correspondent in Springfield Ill

Moreno has worked for the AP for eight years, the last five covering the Colorado statehouse in Denver. His standout work there includes investigations into gun control legislation and voter fraud claims. He also covered the 2014 Colorado governor’s race. Before joining the AP, Moreno worked for the Rocky Mountain News. He has a journalism […]

NOV. 12, 2015

AP names Adam Schreck as news director for the Gulf region

In this Sunday, March 22, 2015 photo, Associated Press Dubai Bureau chief Adam Schreck poses for a photograph, at the Marina district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Schreck, who has covered terrorism, armed conflict and upheaval in the Middle East, as well as sweeping economic changes reshaping the region, has been named as Gulf news […]

APRIL 1, 2015

Vetting and coping with violent imagery

From his base in London, International Social Media Editor Fergus Bell leads The Associated Press’ efforts to source and verify user-generated content so that the AP can publish that content across formats.