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AP wins 2 Pulitzers for racial justice, COVID-19 photography

NEW YORK — The Associated Press has swept the Pulitzer Prize photography awards, winning both the breaking news and feature photography prizes for images of explosive protests over racial injustice and the pandemic’s toll on the elderly in Spain.

JUNE 11, 2021

Veteran AP producer, cameraman in Iraq dies of COVID-19

This 2003 photo shows Khodeir Majid at the AP office at the Palestine hotel. (AP Photo/Ahmad Sami) BEIRUT (AP) — Khodeir Majid, who covered Iraq’s numerous conflicts as a video producer and cameraman for the Associated Press over 17 years has died, relatives said Friday. He was 64. The cause of death was complications due […]

APRIL 16, 2021

AP wins 2 Overseas Press Club Awards

The Associated Press has won two prestigious awards from the Overseas Press Club of America for an investigation exposing abuse in the lucrative palm oil industry and for reporting that held China accountable for its early mishandling of COVID-19 and human rights violations against the Uighurs.

Shining a light on public records changes in COVID-19 era

This Sunshine Week, AP is examining the backsliding of press access and government transparency in the wake of pandemic-induced changes to public records and meeting laws.

AP to examine COVID-19 impact on women in Africa with EJC grant

With funding from the European Journalism Centre, AP will examine the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in Africa, including how women have been pushed to the brink in the least developed countries.

One year later: AP minidoc marks COVID-19 anniversary

The Associated Press has released a minidocumentary marking the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘A sign of the times’: How I got that shot

During an assignment on Tuesday covering the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Northern California, photographer Noah Berger captured a gripping AP image of flames surrounding a COVID-19 safety sign at a senior center.

AP’s top editor: Journalism ‘more important than ever’

During a panel at the virtual Collision Conference on Tuesday, Executive Editor Sally Buzbee addressed the current speed and volume of misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic and how news organizations must combat it.

Veteran AP video, photo-journalist in Congo dies of COVID-19

A family passes near Congolese riot police during a protest in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, in this Sept 19, 2016 file photo. (AP Photo/John Bompengo) The cause of death was complications due to the coronavirus. Bompengo had been hospitalized for about a week but his condition rapidly deteriorated Friday and he died the following […]

JUNE 21, 2020

News outlets collaborate to cover COVID-19

The Associated Press worked with nearly two dozen Colorado news organizations to tell the story of the state’s battle against the coronavirus using AP StoryShare, a tool that allows newsrooms to share content and coverage plans. 

Comprehensive coverage of COVID-19

From Italy to Spain and New York to New Orleans, AP journalists around the world are working tirelessly to tell the story of the COVID-19 pandemic in all formats.

Counting votes, declaring winners amid global pandemic

Every major election night at The Associated Press requires staff from across the news cooperative to come together to tell the story of who won, and why. Three U.S. states plan to move ahead today with presidential primary elections amid the COVID-19 outbreak, and that means there will be votes to count and races to call.