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AP photographer Rodrigo Abd receives Cabot Prize

AP photographer Rodrigo Abd waves during the award ceremony of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize at Columbia University in New York City, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Enric Marti) NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism honored five veteran journalists for distinguished coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean on Tuesday. Rodrigo […]

OCT. 19, 2016

AP Archive confirms licensing agreement with NewSource Globo

The Associated Press has signed an image licensing agreement with NewSource Globo, allowing it to distribute videos from the Globo collection to broadcasters around the world through its AP Archive platform. AP Archive already represents some of the most extensive collections from all over the world. NewSource Globo, which is Globo’s news and broadcasting services agency, joins a collection of partners including British Movietone and ABC News.

DEC. 10, 2015

AP names James Jordan as deputy news director for Europe

Deputy News Director for Europe James Jordan. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) James Jordan, currently an executive producer for global video at AP, will start his new role in September. His appointment was announced by Anna Johnson, AP’s Europe-Africa news director. As deputy news director, Jordan will be responsible for driving the news report in video, photos and text […]

AUG. 8, 2019

AP statement on changes in sports agate

Update on May 23, 2016: During the transition to a new sports data provider, all daily sports agate files were restored within three days and no statistics from any MLB game or playoff game in the NBA and NHL were interrupted. Most of the interruptions were to files that aren't as commonly used by AP members and customers. Nearly all weekly agate files also were restored without interruption.

AP’s Mstyslav Chernov named young talent of the year at RTS Television Journalism Awards

Mstyslav Chernov of The Associated Press has been named ‘young talent of the year’ at the Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards, which recognizes creative and excellent journalism by organizations whose broadcasts are transmitted on a UK based platform.

FEB. 19, 2015

Renewing vows to the ‘might of journalism’

As AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll accepted the 2016 Front Page Award for Lifetime Achievement in New York on Thursday night, she challenged fellow journalists to reaffirm their commitment to transparency, accountability and press freedom.

AP to publish first all-time college football ranking

The Associated Press will rank the nation’s all-time top college football programs for the first time, as tabulated from its more than 1,100 weekly polls of top college football teams over the past 80 years.

JULY 26, 2016

More sunlight in Sunshine Week

This Sunshine Week has unfolded amid a flurry of developments that highlight the importance of seeking greater access through court action and the legislative process -- or, as one case illustrates, by not taking no for an answer.

AP announces East, West Africa appointments

In a memo to staff on Wednesday, News Director for Europe and Africa Anna Johnson announced two appointments in Africa:

From pizza to the moon Unique live content sees AP Live Choice reach 10k landmark

The Associated Press today announced that AP Live Choice, its multi-channel live video service, has now offered 10,000 live events since its launch in 2015.

NOV. 30, 2016

Washington Bureau Chief Sally Buzbee named AP executive editor

The Associated Press announced today that AP Vice President and Washington Bureau Chief Sally Buzbee has been named the news agency's executive editor effective Jan. 1, 2017.

NOV. 17, 2016

AP Latin America team advances on the path of presidential interviews

A week after sitting down with former Mexican President Vicente Fox, AP’s Latin America team scored another all-formats, one-on-one interview with the president of Argentina, Mauricio Macri.