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AP’s reporting from Honduras, Gaza and Syria wins prestigious awards

Associated Press journalists have won a number of prestigious awards for their work covering a variety of difficult stories spanning from Latin America to the Middle East.

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:

Shining a light on the dark side of CBD craze

In a memo to staff on Friday, AP Managing Editor Brian Carovillano described the backstory of a nationwide, multiformat effort that identified CBD products spiked with dangerous synthetic drugs and exposed some of the people behind them:

Spotlight on migrant perils at the border

In a memo to staff, Managing Editor Brian Carovillano outlined the backdrop behind a searing photo of a father and daughter from El Salvador who drowned in the Rio Grande attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border and subsequent all-formats reporting that provided important, relevant context to member news organizations and customers:

What is AP? CEO explains in op-ed

In an editorial published on Sunday by several AP member news organizations, AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt outlined the news cooperative’s standards, origins and structure:

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

Executive editor on why AP sought Newtown 911 tapes

The Associated Press sought the 911 calls made during the Dec. 14, 2012, shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where the gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, killed 20 children and six educators. On Wednesday, the calls were posted on the town’s website after AP prevailed in a monthslong legal effort to obtain them.

The power of journalism in clergy abuse crisis

The Catholic Church’s efforts to reckon with clergy sex abuse were examined during an AP panel discussion on Tuesday at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY in New York.

AP wins Pulitzer for Kashmir photography; is finalist for Haiti photos

The Associated Press was honored Monday for its international photojournalism, awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography as seen in gripping images of life in Indian-controlled Kashmir and being named a finalist in breaking news photography for coverage of violent protests in Haiti.

MAY 4, 2020

Group backing Iowa’s Ernst hit with complaint after AP story

Sen. Joni Ernst speaks to the media with members of Senate Republican leadership after their weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON (AP) — An election watchdog filed a complaint Thursday alleging than an outside group founded by top political aides to Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst violated campaign finance […]

DEC. 19, 2019

AP, News Media Guild reach new tentative 3 ½ year agreement

AP photographs are displayed at AP headquarters in New York, April 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) The agreement comes after more than 17 months of negotiations and is subject to ratification of the union membership. The tentative agreement will require employees choosing a premium plan to pay 20 percent of their health care plan costs […]

FEB. 1, 2019

AP distributes over 700 hours of Hong Kong protest video

The Associated Press announced today it has delivered to customers more than 700 hours of live and edited video coverage of ongoing anti-government protests in Hong Kong, including several agency exclusives capturing the demonstrations.

NOV. 26, 2019