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AP CEO addresses phone records seizure and safeguards

Prepared remarks Gary Pruitt President and CEO, The Associated Press Address to the National Press ClubJune 19, 2013 Good afternoon. Before coming over here to talk to you today, I thought I should get a sense of how the seizure of AP’s phone records by the DOJ is affecting our reporters. It’s been six weeks, […]

JUNE 19, 2013

AP’s role in the US midterm elections

On Nov. 8 The Associated Press will count the vote, declare winners and cover the results of House, Senate and statewide races across the U.S. in a critical midterm election cycle.

2024 Year in Review

From the ballots of India, France, United Kingdom and many more countries to the shifting candidates, trials, and even assassination attempts in the United States, 2024 unfolded as a year of monumental elections and political change. Nature's shifts spared no corner of the globe—eclipses darkened skies, while floods, earthquakes, fires, and extreme weather wreaked havoc, leaving indelible marks on communities worldwide. The world came together for the Paris Games, a rare moment of global unity. Meanwhile, war raged in the Middle East, the conflict in Ukraine persisted, and a seismic shift occurred with the end of the Assad regime in Syria. This is 2024.

DEC. 20, 2024

‘I needed to tell their story’ AP staffer captures ER save

A respiratory specialist operates a ventilator for a patient with COVID-19 who went into cardiac arrest and was revived by staff, April 20, 2020, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Yonkers, N.Y. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) The Associated Press photographer rushed into the emergency room with his equipment. He needed to capture video and still pictures, all […]

APRIL 22, 2020

‘Footprints on the Moon,’ an AP e-book, recounts space race

“Footprints on the Moon,” an Associated Press account of how man succeeded in freeing himself from the bonds that held him to Earth, is now available as an e-book.

JULY 21, 2014

‘The Reckoning’ AP event to examine accountability in clergy abuse crisis

The state of the clergy abuse crisis across the globe and the effectiveness of measures taken by the Catholic Church since it vowed to end the scourge of abuse nearly two decades ago will be examined at an Associated Press panel discussion on Tuesday, Dec. 3, in New York.

NOV. 12, 2019

News outlets collaborate to cover COVID-19

The Associated Press worked with nearly two dozen Colorado news organizations to tell the story of the state’s battle against the coronavirus using AP StoryShare, a tool that allows newsrooms to share content and coverage plans. 

Ruling clients of Senate-paid lawyers can be ID’d

The justices unanimously upheld a lower court decision in a case that arose after a reporter for The Associated Press sought legal records related to former Senate Democratic Leader Bob Mellow and the Democratic caucus. The high court said client names and general descriptions of legal services are not generally protected by attorney-client privilege, but […]

APRIL 24, 2013

Celebrity deaths force media to examine suicide reporting

This combination of 2004 and 2016 file photos shows fashion designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, Andy Kropa/Invision) NEW YORK (AP) — The deaths of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have caused media organizations to look at how they cover suicide and whether more could […]

JUNE 13, 2018

Howard gets its first March Madness win, holding off UMBC 86-83 in the First Four

Bryce Harris had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and he sank a turnaround jumper with 13 seconds remaining that sent Howard to its first NCAA Tournament victory in program history, 86-83 over UMBC in the First Four on Tuesday night. Ose Okojie scored a career-high 23 points to lead the Bison (24-10), who entered with an 0-4 […]

MARCH 18, 2026

Photographer Anja Niedringhaus killed while working in Afghanistan, Regional Correspondent Kathy Gannon wounded

<p>Brazil's Newsource Globo and AP Global Media Services will offer comprehensive broadcast facilities throughout Brazil at the FIFA World Cup™ 2014. The feed points will be available to both rights and non-rights holders.</p> <br> <br> <br>In a Friday, April 4, 2014 note to AP staff, CEO Gary Pruitt announced the death of AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus and injury of Kathy Gannon, regional correspondent for Pakistan and Afghanistan.

APRIL 4, 2014

Jonathan Wolman, Detroit News editor, former AP exec, dies

Jonathan Wolman, editor and publisher of The Detroit News, speaks during an announcement at the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News during a news conference in Detroit, Dec. 16, 2008. (AP Photo) Jonathan Wolman, who over more than 45 years in journalism served as editor and publisher of The Detroit News and previously worked […]

APRIL 15, 2019