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One year later: AP minidoc marks COVID-19 anniversary

The Associated Press has released a minidocumentary marking the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Updates to AP’s Middle East team

In a memo to staff today, Middle East News Director Karin Laub announced changes to the team that covers the region in all formats:

​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.

AP reporters receive Selden Ring Award for ‘searing exposé’ of palm oil industry

AP investigative reporters Margie Mason and Robin McDowell on Tuesday received the 2021 Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting for a series of stories that revealed widespread abuse in the lucrative palm oil industry.

Amer Cohadzic named news director for Central and Eastern Europe

News Director for Europe and Africa Anna Johnson today announced a key appointment, sending this memo to staff:

Kat Stafford named national investigative race writer

In a memo to staff on Monday, Race and Ethnicity Editor Andale Gross announced that Kat Stafford has been named AP national investigative race writer:

Kathy Gannon named news director for Afghanistan and Pakistan

Vice President for International News Ian Phillips and Middle East News Director Karin Laub today announced a key appointment, sending this memo to staff:

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

Understanding the election: Campaign coverage from all 50 states

AP’s extensive and fact-based coverage of the 2020 presidential election will be as deep as it is broad. With political reporters based in key states around the country – and reporters on the ground in all 50 U.S. states – AP journalists are taking a hard look at the core issues affecting voters.

Understanding the election: How AP combats misinformation

With misinformation swirling ahead of the U.S. presidential election, fact-checking, a central function of AP for decades, has never been more important.

AP VoteCast to survey voters in all 50 states in US election

NEW YORK – The Associated Press will deploy AP VoteCast, the modern approach to election research, to survey voters in all 50 states in the U.S. general election on Nov. 3.

OCT. 6, 2020

Understanding the election: Precise polling with AP VoteCast

AP VoteCast, the wide-ranging survey of the American electorate, wasn’t built with a pandemic in mind, but in many ways uses the ideal methodology to conduct accurate research about the electorate at a time when more Americans than ever before are expected to cast ballots before Election Day.