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JUNE 9, 2025

Chernobyl anniversary produces AP exclusives

The 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster prompted AP journalists in Eastern Europe to produce disturbing environmental stories near the site in Ukraine and also from Mayak, the scene of at least two of Russia’s worst nuclear accidents dating from the late 1940s.

New AP Stylebook includes new criminal justice chapter

The Associated Press today released The Associated Press Stylebook, 57th Edition, which includes guidance that is new as of today, such as a new chapter on criminal justice, plus additions and changes made throughout the year on AP Stylebook Online.  The full changeover to Merriam-Webster as the Stylebook’s official dictionary also officially took effect today. […]

MAY 29, 2024

2015 AP Stylebook adds more than 300 new or revised entries

The Associated Press today released the 2015 edition of The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, which includes about 300 new or revised entries.  Stylebook editors worked with AP Assistant Sports Editor Oskar Garcia to completely review and update the sports chapter, with guidance and input from AP sports editor Michael Giarrusso. It […]

MAY 27, 2015

AP Stylebook marks 60th anniversary with new print edition

The AP Stylebook is marking its 60th anniversary with the 2013 print edition, which includes more than 90 new or updated entries  and broadens the guidelines on social media. At about 500 pages, the AP Stylebook is widely used in newsrooms, classrooms and corporate offices worldwide. More than a dozen of the new entries are […]

MAY 29, 2013

AP compiles presidential inauguration style guide

To help with spelling and usage of the terms for the Jan. 21 inauguration of President Barack Obama, the AP compiled a style guide of essential words, phrases and definitions.

JAN. 2, 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

AP introduces two new Stylebook subscription products

NEW YORK – The Associated Press today announced the launch of two new subscription products from the AP Stylebook.   The first, Stylebook & Webster’s New World Online, integrates about 185,000 definitions from the Stylebook’s primary dictionary to make it easy for users to find entries from both resources at the same time. Subscribers can […]

OCT. 29, 2013

AP VoteCast data from midterms is now available

The Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago today made available the data from AP VoteCast’s more than 120,000 interviews with voters in the runup to the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.

Travis Hunter already has coaches and executives convinced he can be two-way player in NFL

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Travis Hunter arrived at the NFL’s annual scouting combine with a Heisman Trophy resume, an invitation to work out at two positions and ready to answer all doubters. The former Colorado star already appears to have completed one task this week in Indianapolis — convincing coaches and general managers he can become […]

FEB. 28, 2025

AP VoteCast data from midterms is now available

The Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago today made available the data from AP VoteCast’s more than 120,000 interviews with voters in the runup to the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.

Sharon Cohen, much-honored AP national writer, dead at 68

AP national writer Sharon Cohen poses for photo in Chicago on July 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) Sharon Cohen, a matchless reporter who told American stories with great skill and compassion over more than four decades at The Associated Press, died Monday at her Chicago home. She was 68. At her death, more than a […]

APRIL 5, 2021