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Former AP photographer Harry Koundakjian dies

This June 15, 2012 photo shows retired Associated Press photographer and photo editor Harry Koundakjian at the 2012 Alumni Reception at the AP’s New York headquarters in New York. Koundakjian died Monday, April 21, 2014, in New York. He was 83. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson) Koundakjian died Monday at a Manhattan hospital, from complications of open […]

APRIL 23, 2014

UPDATED: AP statement on destruction of Gaza bureau

UPDATED May 17, 2021: AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt issued this statement on Monday regarding the destruction of AP's Gaza bureau:

Fighting to inform the public

In an interview on the PBS “NewsHour,” AP Executive Editor Sally Buzbee addressed the importance of press access and explained why journalists sometimes need to cite anonymous sources.

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.

Persistence and source work pay on big political story

In a note to staff, Managing Editor for U.S. News Brian Carovillano explains how a reporter who cultivated sources on the statehouse beat kept AP ahead on a story that resonated beyond state borders:

AP editors’ note on Manning

Update: The following advisory was sent to AP member editors and other subscribers on Aug. 26, 2013, at 6:03 p.m.:

In a ‘flash’: Alerting news of the president’s impeachment

At 8:34 p.m. ET on Wednesday, AP pushed out the news, "President Donald Trump impeached by US House of Representatives."

AP statement on EPA meeting

UPDATED on May 22 at 1:53 p.m. ET: The following statement is from AP Director of Media Relations Lauren Easton:

From pizza to the moon Unique live content sees AP Live Choice reach 10k landmark

The Associated Press today announced that AP Live Choice, its multi-channel live video service, has now offered 10,000 live events since its launch in 2015.

NOV. 30, 2016

AP to publish first all-time college football ranking

The Associated Press will rank the nation’s all-time top college football programs for the first time, as tabulated from its more than 1,100 weekly polls of top college football teams over the past 80 years.

JULY 26, 2016

Kentucky teen at center of viral encounter sues over stories

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Kentucky teen at the heart of an encounter last month with a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington is suing The Washington Post for $250 million, alleging the newspaper falsely labeled him a racist. His attorneys are threatening numerous other news organizations, including The Associated Press. President Donald […]

FEB. 21, 2019

AP names Josh Goodman bureau chief for 3 countries

Josh Goodman (AP Photo) The appointment was announced Wednesday by Marjorie Miller, the news organization’s regional editor for Latin America and the Caribbean. Goodman “brings 15 years of experience reporting on Latin America, and a strong background covering economic issues. He has a history of producing high-impact enterprise reporting and we are excited to have […]

OCT. 2, 2013