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AP asks for accounting of fake FBI news stories

“When law enforcement appropriates the identity of legitimate media institutions, it not only raises questions of copyright and trademark infringement but also potentially undermines the integrity and credibility of an independent press,” wrote Leahy, a Vermont Democrat. Documents obtained by the San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation and publicized this week by Christopher Soghoian, the principal […]

OCT. 30, 2014

News groups seek lethal injection information

The suit, filed Thursday, stems from the July 23 execution of Joseph Rudolph Wood that lasted nearly two hours and required 15 doses of the sedative midazolam and a painkiller. Wood, convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her father, took deep gasps for more than 90 minutes before he died. The news organizations filing the […]

OCT. 27, 2014

Michael Weissenstein named AP Caribbean news director

AP Caribbean News Director Michael Weissenstein. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) “Mike is an excellent journalist and wordsmith who has shepherded our coverage of Cuba through the island’s 2014 rapprochement with the United States to the death of Fidel Castro last month,” said Haven. “I’m thrilled that he will be expanding his reach to the rest of […]

DEC. 26, 2016

AP, Frontline doc ‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins Sundance audience award

PARK CITY, UTAH — The visceral feature film “20 Days in Mariupol” by The Associated Press and Frontline (PBS) has been awarded the Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Documentary Competition Audience Award.

JAN. 27, 2023

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.

Documenting the history of news

The Associated Press Corporate Archives, tasked with documenting 177 years of AP history, this year celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Maggie Hyde named global planning director

In a note to staff Thursday, Vice President of News Gathering Paul Haven announced that Maggie Hyde has been named global planning director:  In a news cycle that is perpetually hurtling at warp speed, and a media environment that is highly competitive, robust planning has become more important than ever to AP customers. That is even more true as our report becomes […]

Ethiopia’s Supreme Court upholds bail for journalist

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Ethiopia’s Supreme Court has upheld the order to release on bail journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro, who has been imprisoned for four months without charges, rejecting a police effort to block his bail. The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal by police against bail that had been granted by […]

MARCH 31, 2022

Presidential adviser Erskine Bowles to address AP and NAA

Former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles, co-chairman of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, following a closed-door meeting with House Speaker John Boehner. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) NEW YORK — Erskine Bowles, who served as White House chief of […]

APRIL 2, 2013

Times Square revelers to ring in 2014 with AP video and poll

For the third year in a row, The Associated Press will be at the heart of New York City’s largest annual celebration, presenting a video recap of the year’s key moments at New Year’s Eve in Times Square.

DEC. 26, 2013

AP launches ‘AP Editions’ paperback and e-book series

The Associated Press is tapping its global news coverage and vast archives to launch a series of paperback and e-books called AP Editions.

APRIL 9, 2015

FBI says agent impersonated AP reporter

FBI Director James B. Comey speaks during a news conference in Portland, Ore., in this Oct. 1, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File) In a letter Thursday to The New York Times, Comey said the agent “portrayed himself as an employee of The Associated Press” to help catch a 15-year-old suspect accused of making […]

NOV. 7, 2014