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More on AP’s style on Pvt. Chelsea Manning

Yesterday the AP announced that we will use Pvt. Chelsea Manning to refer to the soldier convicted in the WikiLeaks case, rather than Pvt. Bradley Manning. We also will use female pronouns for Manning.

Daisy Veerasingham named president and CEO of The Associated Press

NEW YORK – The Associated Press today named Daisy Veerasingham as its new president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2022.

AUG. 3, 2021

News outlets bolster local coverage with AP StoryShare

More than two dozen news organizations in New York state are sharing their content and coverage plans using AP StoryShare, a tool developed by The Associated Press to enable stronger collaboration and foster local news.

FEB. 18, 2020

AP to grow Major League Soccer coverage with automated stories

The Associated Press announced today that it is using automation technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar to produce data-driven text previews of all Major League Soccer games.

OCT. 22, 2019

Media seeking open court proceedings in Florida

The AP and others filed a motion Tuesday in Broward County Circuit Court seeking to intervene to guarantee public access. The motion came after Cruz’s public defender on Monday filed a sealed motion. The media organizations say Florida law permits a judge to deny public access to a criminal proceeding in rare circumstances and only […]

FEB. 20, 2018

Award-winning photojournalist J. David Ake named AP director of photography

J. David Ake, deputy bureau chief for visual journalism at the AP Washington bureau, has been promoted to director of photography for The Associated Press.

NOV. 8, 2018

Health emergencies and pandemics

AP announces winners of 2019 Oliver S. Gramling Awards and Chairman’s Prize

Journalists and staffers based in Brazil, China, Sweden, Taiwan and Washington are among the winners of the 2019 Oliver S. Gramling Awards and Chairman’s Prize, the highest internal honors of The Associated Press.

OCT. 23, 2019

AP’s Doug Ferguson gets PGA lifetime journalism award

AP golf writer Doug Ferguson poses at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, April 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Ferguson is the 30th recipient of the PGA award, which recognizes members of the media for steadfast coverage of golf throughout a career. Ferguson has covered more than 500 golf events. Ferguson joined the AP as […]

JAN. 15, 2019

Police shove, make AP journalists stop covering protest

A police officer shouts at Associated Press videojournalist Robert Bumsted, June 2, 2020, in New York.  (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E) Portions of the incident were captured on video by videojournalist Robert Bumsted, who was working with photographer Maye-E Wong to document the protests in lower Manhattan over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The video […]

JUNE 3, 2020

​AP video journalist wins Royal Television Society Award

AP’s Renata Brito was named Young Talent of the Year at the Royal Television Society’s 2021 Television Journalism Awards on Wednesday.

Yes, the pros get nervous, too. Here’s how Stephen Curry and others deal with it

In December, Stephen Curry made a conscious effort to smile before he coolly converted two free throws with 12 seconds left that helped seal a 119-116 win against Phoenix. He seemed calm. He wasn’t — saying so afterward. Sometimes, even Curry’s nerves kick in when the game is on the line, even 17 years into his NBA […]

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