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Data journalism chapter debuts in 2017 AP Stylebook

The Associated Press today released the 2017 edition of The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, which includes nearly 200 new or revised entries and a new chapter on data journalism guidance.

MAY 31, 2017

A look at the venues for the 2026 Winter Games in Milan Cortina

MILAN (AP) — Next year’s Winter Olympics might be called the Milan Cortina Games but they will actually be staged across a large swath of northern Italy.

FEB. 5, 2025

National AP climate change analysis sparks local reports

An AP analysis of 30 years of temperature change data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been echoed and localized by dozens of member newspapers.

AP duo to focus on #metoo, gender politics

News leaders announced today that two AP journalists will focus on covering #metoo and gender politics through 2019.

More than 150,000 uncounted COVID-19 deaths occurred early in the pandemic, a study finds

The COVID-19 pandemic’s early death toll was much higher than the official U.S. count, according to a new study that spotlights dramatic disparities in the uncounted deaths. About 840,000 COVID-19 deaths were reported on death certificates in 2020 and 2021. But a group of researchers — using a form of artificial intelligence — estimate that […]

MARCH 18, 2026

AP adds 2 reporters to cover injustice

With funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, AP has added two reporters to cover issues of injustice.

Career experts say asking for a raise isn’t off the table in a tough job market

With the U.S. experiencing a significant hiring slowdown, it’s a daunting time to be looking for a job. Many workers are staying put instead of changing jobs to secure better pay. Artificial intelligence tools increasingly screen the resumes of applicants. Now may seem like an inappropriate time to request a raise.

OCT. 16, 2025

Top AP photos of 2019 range from the epic to the intimate

Marching anti-government protesters are seen through a window with peeled off posters in Hong Kong, Oct. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) A single Border Protection officer stands in the rain at the border; pieces of heavy equipment, replacing a stretch of border wall, are dwarfed by the open, blue sky. And the bodies of a […]

DEC. 5, 2019

AP to add automated stories previewing NHL games

The Associated Press announced today that it will preview all National Hockey League games with data-driven text stories generated by automation from HERO Sports and data from Sportradar.

MARCH 6, 2019

Ahead of UN climate talks, Brazil fast-tracks oil and highway projects that threaten the Amazon

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Months before hosting the U.N.’s first climate talks held in the Amazon, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions that undercut President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s lofty environmental rhetoric and show widening divisions within his cabinet. The country’s federal environmental agency approved plans for offshore drilling near the mouth of […]

JUNE 11, 2025

Perpetual adoration is a growing Catholic trend. A Holy Year event is scheduled for the weekend

HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — Twice a week, Luisa Arguello and her husband spend from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. praying in the perpetual adoration chapel at St. Benedict Catholic Church, tucked on a quiet palm-fringed residential street in the Miami suburb of Hialeah. “Your body clock gets used to it. You feel that the Lord […]

MARCH 28, 2025

Counting votes, declaring winners amid global pandemic

Every major election night at The Associated Press requires staff from across the news cooperative to come together to tell the story of who won, and why. Three U.S. states plan to move ahead today with presidential primary elections amid the COVID-19 outbreak, and that means there will be votes to count and races to call.