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Covering the Dakota pipeline protests

As protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline have intensified in North Dakota and across the U.S. over the past few months, AP reporters have been documenting key developments across all formats.

Investing in the ‘intimacy of the individual story’

As AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll delivered the Joe Alex Morris Jr. Lecture at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard Thursday night, she called for international news coverage that engages audiences one powerful story at a time.

AP adding 14 statehouse reporters in new partnership

The Associated Press logo is displayed at the news agency’s headquarters in New York, April 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) The Associated Press is adding 14 statehouse reporters for 18-month jobs through a collaboration with Report for America, a group dedicated to local reporting. Report for America is part of a growing effort to help local […]

NOV. 25, 2019

AP to add 14 statehouse reporters in collaboration with Report for America

The Associated Press, through an unprecedented collaboration with Report for America, will bolster its 50-state presence with the addition of 14 statehouse reporters, providing local newsrooms with essential accountability journalism and state government coverage.

NOV. 25, 2019

Will Weissert joins AP’s Washington bureau

Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace today announced that AP political reporter Will Weissert, currently in Austin, Texas, will relocate to the nation's capital to cover the 2020 presidential campaign.

AP photographer Desmond Boylan dies in Havana at 54

This Feb. 27, 2017, photo shows AP photojournalist Desmond Boylan smoking a cigar on the balcony of the agency’s office in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) HAVANA (AP) — Desmond Boylan, a photographer who covered war and conflict across the world before dedicating his life to documenting the daily joys and tribulations of life in […]

DEC. 30, 2018

Rajkumar, Ohm to lead global investigations

In a memo to staff on Monday, Ron Nixon, vice president for news, investigative, enterprise, and grants and partnerships, announced that Mary Rajkumar and Jeannie Ohm will co-lead AP's award-winning investigative team and work across the organization to develop and produce in-depth investigative projects: 

An ‘indispensable role’ in US elections

As the 2024 presidential campaign gets underway, Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson and David Scott, vice president and head of news strategy and operations, outline AP’s election coverage priorities and focus on explanatory journalism.

‘20 Days in Mariupol’ nominated for Academy Award

The AP-Frontline documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing retelling of the Russian siege of the Ukrainian port city, has earned an Academy Award nomination in the Documentary Feature Film category.

Dorany Pineda joins Climate and Environment team

In a memo to staff, Climate and Environment News Director Peter Prengaman announced that Dorany Pineda will join AP to cover the intersection of Latinos, water, climate and environment in the U.S.:

Race and Ethnicity team adds 2 journalists

In a memo to staff, Race and Ethnicity News Editor Aaron Morrison announced two new hires to AP’s Race and Ethnicity team:

Cara Rubinsky named global business editor

In a memo to staff on Friday, Deputy Head of Newsgathering Michael Giarrusso announced that Cara Rubinsky will lead AP’s business news coverage: