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AP Top 25 will roll on in unusual college football season

Fans cheer as the Michigan football team takes the field at Michigan Stadium for an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony Ding) NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press intends to rank teams if major college football games are played this season. A most unusual season […]

AUG. 14, 2020

AP objects to Honduran top cop’s ask for phone records

Leer en español. NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press filed legal papers on Thursday objecting to an attempt by top Honduran police officials to obtain phone records to try to identify sources behind a story detailing allegations of police corruption. The AP reported last month that a confidential security report found that the top […]

FEB. 22, 2018

AP wins RTS Television Journalism Award for news technology

The Associated Press has won the Royal Television Society’s Television Journalism Award for News Technology for its groundbreaking transmission of broadcast-quality live video from the depths of the Indian Ocean.

FEB. 26, 2020

News organizations to highlight most threatened journalists

Members of the One Free Press Coalition will publish on their platforms each month a “10 Most Urgent” list of journalists who have been jailed, threatened or attacked for their work. The group’s mission is to use the voices of its members to “stand up for journalists under attack for pursuing the truth,” the organization said. Among […]

MARCH 15, 2019

AP PHOTOS Slain journalist captured Libya’s turmoil

A Libyan honor guard stands at attention during the arrival of U.N. Special Envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon in Tripoli, Jan. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Mohamed Ben Khalifa) In one photo, a wave rolls gently over the arm of a dead refugee. In another, a love letter written on pink paper is seen next to the […]

JAN. 21, 2019

Zeina Karam named deputy Europe news director

In a memo to staff on Tuesday, Vice President and Head of Global News Gathering Paul Haven and News Director for Europe and Africa James Jordan announced a key appointment:

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.

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SEPT. 15, 2025

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

AP announces 2 photo leadership appointments

Allison Kaufman, AP assistant director of photography for entertainment. (AP Photo/Allison Kaufman) Kim Johnson Flodin, AP deputy news director for photos and newsgathering for the U.S. Central region. (Scott Flodin via AP) Allison Kaufman, director of operations and production for Invision, the AP’s wholly owned entertainment photo agency, is joining the AP’s photo team as […]

OCT. 30, 2019

AP expands China video news offering with CCTV+ collaboration

As global interest in China continues to grow, The Associated Press has extended its existing relationship with CCTV+, the video news agency of China Central Television, to bring its comprehensive video news coverage to the online AP Video Hub platform.

MARCH 7, 2018

Why we quoted the president’s vulgarity

President Donald Trump’s comment yesterday referring to “shithole” countries sparked discussion and reflection in our Washington and New York newsrooms, and around the world, as to when to use expletives and vulgar language in our news report.