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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.

News media coalition announces partnership to test small news drones at FAA test site

A coalition of 10 news media companies [including The Associated Press] is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) for the testing of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to gather news.

JAN. 15, 2015

Pulitzer win recognizes AP’s commitment to telling story of Syria

Five Associated Press photographers from around the globe were awarded the Pulitzer Prize this week for their powerful and heartrending coverage of the Syrian civil war, and AP was a finalist for its multiformat coverage there.

The importance of trust in polling

Speaking to technology industry executives at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday, Executive Editor Sally Buzbee addressed AP’s election coverage, trust around polling and the accuracy of AP’s new voter survey in telling the story of the U.S. midterm elections.

AP launches financial literacy reporting team

The Associated Press today announced it will launch a two-year project to advance explanatory reporting on financial literacy, helping spread personal finance knowledge to audiences historically underserved by the financial services industry.

APRIL 21, 2022

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AP photographer Griffith awarded for Sydney hostage crisis

In this Dec. 15, 2014, file photo, Jieun Bae runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. Rob Griffith, the Sydney-based Associated Press photographer, won the 2015 News Photography award Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 by […]

DEC. 3, 2015

Big bills to view public documents discourage public access

In this photo taken March 9, 2015, Jason Parsley, executive editor of the South Florida Gay News, poses for a photo at his office in Wilton Manors, Fla. The public’s right to see government records is coming at an ever-increasing price, as authorities set fees and hourly charges that often prevent information from flowing. Broward […]

MARCH 13, 2015

Ethiopia urged to uphold press freedom and release reporter

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Ethiopia is being urged to uphold its international commitments to the freedoms of expression and the press by releasing journalists it has imprisoned. Two lawmakers in the U.S. Congress — Reps. Adam Schiff of California and Mary Gay Scanlon of Pennsylvania — have joined press freedom advocates in calling for […]

MARCH 28, 2022

Longtime Associated Press TV columnist Jerry Buck dies at 85

This Nov. 15, 1983 photo shows William G. (Jerry) Buck, a columnist who chronicled the television industry for The Associated Press in New York and Los Angeles, during his AP career. (AP Photo/Wally Fong) During his career he wrote about the rise of cable television, the videocassette and the growth of political TV coverage, among […]

AUG. 29, 2016

Christina Cuesta Kline named senior editorial director of APNews 

In a memo to staff on Thursday, Vice President of Digital Platforms Saeed Ahmed announced that Christina Cuesta Kline has been named senior editorial director of APNews.com, the global news organization’s consumer-facing website:  I’m excited to share that Christina Cuesta Kline will be joining AP as senior editorial director, APNews.com — an important new role at an important moment for our digital operation. Christina […]

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