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AP to stream Washington interview series on Facebook Live

The Associated Press will debut its “Newsmakers” interview series on Facebook Live on Wednesday, Sept. 13, with a conversation with House Speaker Paul Ryan.

SEPT. 11, 2017

AP names Mary Hudetz as New Mexico law enforcement reporter

Mary Hudetz, seen in this July 2013 photo, a former Associated Press journalist and current editor of Native Peoples Magazine in Phoenix, will return to the AP in August to become the news cooperative’s law enforcement reporter in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The hire was announced Wednesday by Traci Carl, the AP’s West editor overseeing news […]

JULY 30, 2015

AP promotes Daisy Veerasingham to COO

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Daisy Veerasingham. (AP Photo) The new role, effective immediately, gives her responsibility over all the company’s units, which will report to both her and CEO Gary Pruitt. She will continue to report to Pruitt and remain on AP’s management committee, which sets policy and makes business decisions. Veerasingham […]

FEB. 10, 2021

AP announces 1 director, 4 incumbents at annual meeting

NEW YORK — One new director and four incumbents were named to The Associated Press board of directors, it was announced today following the news cooperative’s annual meeting at its New York headquarters.

APRIL 27, 2022

Where to find AP at SXSW Interactive

The Associated Press is joining thousands of digital and creative professionals from around the world converging at the 2015 SXSW Interactive festival in Austin, Texas, which runs March 13 through 17.

AP-Green Light e-book helps kids explore space

The Associated Press, in collaboration with Green Light Learning Tools, has released a new educational e-book on space exploration.

APRIL 17, 2013

Former AP photo editor Toby Massey dies

Toby Massey, right, and New York Senior Photo Editor Brian Horton handle film during the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, 1988. (AP Photo) In this April 13, 1966 file photo taken by Toby Massey, Dr. Martin Luther King speaks during a press conference  in Miami on April 13, 1966. (AP Photo/Toby Massey) In this March […]

AUG. 22, 2014

Gary Pruitt, of McClatchy, to become new president and CEO of The Associated Press

NEW YORK -- The Associated Press today named Gary Pruitt as its new president and CEO. Pruitt, currently chairman, president and CEO of The McClatchy Co., will join AP in July.

MARCH 21, 2012

Spain train crash: How a journalist’s quick thinking led to vital info

It was Spain’s worst rail disaster in 70 years. An express train careened off the tracks in a jumble of flying steel, killing 79 people. In chaos that followed one key question emerged almost instantly: Was the train driver speeding? Initial but unsourced reports indicated he was. Video of the crash from a security camera seemed to show this. But as in the immediate aftermath of most disasters, precise, reliable information was very hard to come by.

Calling the 2020 presidential race state by state

At 11:26 a.m. ET on Saturday, The Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner of the U.S. presidential race.

AP announces nuclear security reporting initiative

The Associated Press today announced it will deepen its reporting on nuclear security issues and will share its expertise with local news outlets, with philanthropic support from the Outrider Foundation and Carnegie Corporation of New York.

FEB. 23, 2023

Ravi Nessman named news director for US South region

Ravi Nessman. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) The appointment was announced Monday by Brian Carovillano, AP’s vice president for U.S. News. Nessman is based in Atlanta, AP’s regional hub for the South. AP is merging text, photo, video and interactive journalism at each of its four U.S. hubs in a reorganization similar to one completed overseas. Nessman […]

FEB. 27, 2017