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AP statement on ‘The Stringer’

The Associated Press issued this statement after a representative was able to view the film “The Stringer” for the first time on Saturday in Park City, Utah, when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival:  The goal of The Associated Press as a global news organization is to report the facts. When we became aware […]

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

AP teams with Kwiztek to deliver interactive games

The Associated Press and Kwiztek have teamed up to deliver  new interactive online and mobile trivia games using AP’s news and entertainment content and Kwiztek’s gaming platform.

OCT. 30, 2013

Japanese women struggle to find a place in the Japanese sumo world

 Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still barred from the traditional ring, the dohyō in Japanese. That legacy is facing quiet resistance. While professional sumo — the sumo that the world […]

SEPT. 11, 2025

AP announces 2020 general election plans

The Associated Press, the most trusted source of information on election night with a history of accuracy dating to 1848, will offer that expertise to its member news organizations, customers and the public across all platforms when it counts the vote and covers the results on Nov. 3.

OCT. 27, 2020

100 years of presidential campaign photography

With 170 years of history, and a record 31 Pulitzer Prizes for photography, no news organization has covered American politics and presidential campaigns like The Associated Press.

AUG. 25, 2016

Week in Pictures Nov 14 – 20

NOV. 20, 2025

Carovillano is named managing editor for US news

Brian Carovillano, who has been AP’s Bangkok-based Asia-Pacific news director, today was named managing editor for U.S. news, a role that encompasses the 50 State News Reports and other key responsibilities.

NOV. 21, 2013

International Media & Archive Consortium warns of Judicial Review over UK Government plans to weaken copyright

LONDON – A consortium of the world’s largest news agencies, commercial licensing companies and commercial audiovisual archives has today called on the UK Government to rethink its plans to weaken UK copyright law and its use of secondary legislation.

JAN. 15, 2013

AP releases book marking 20th anniversary of 9-11

The Associated Press has released a commemorative book marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

AUG. 11, 2021

Man charged in attack on AP photographer, police at Capitol

In this Jan. 6, 2021, image from video, Alan William Byerly, right, is seen allegedly attacking an AP photographer during a riot at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man was arrested Wednesday on charges that he assaulted an Associated Press photographer and police officers during […]

JULY 7, 2021

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