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Brooke Lefferts named APs US entertainment video editor

Brooke Lefferts (Kathryn Huang Photography via AP) Lefferts will be based in New York City and oversee the video output for broadcasters and digital customers, from spot news to planned events like the Academy Awards. She will manage a team of producers and video journalists in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville. Lefferts also will […]

FEB. 16, 2016

AP marks centennial of World War I with new book

The Associated Press announced today it has published “World War I: An AP Centennial Commemorative Edition,” in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the end of the war that was supposed to end all wars.

NOV. 8, 2018

Learning from voter survey experiments

Leading up to the November election, AP worked with GfK Custom Research and the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago to examine new ways to survey voters.

AP editors’ note on Manning

Update: The following advisory was sent to AP member editors and other subscribers on Aug. 26, 2013, at 6:03 p.m.:

In a ‘flash’: Alerting news of the president’s impeachment

At 8:34 p.m. ET on Wednesday, AP pushed out the news, "President Donald Trump impeached by US House of Representatives."

AP statement on EPA meeting

UPDATED on May 22 at 1:53 p.m. ET: The following statement is from AP Director of Media Relations Lauren Easton:

Erste Umfassende Studie Zum Konsum Von Video-Nachrichten Zeigt Hohe Nachfrage Bei Verbrauchern

Deutschland — Eine neue Studie, die Associated Press (AP) durch Deloitte und der Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GfK) erstellen ließ, ist die erste umfassende Studie zum Konsum von Video-Nachrichten. Die Untersuchung mit dem Titel “White Smoke, the new era for video news”, dokumentiert die stetig wachsende Bedeutung von Videomaterial für Online-Nachrichtenseiten. Die Ergebnisse basieren auf einer […]

JULY 2, 2013

Israeli troops put AP photographer in danger during clashes

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers held an Associated Press photographer against his will during clashes in the occupied West Bank earlier this week, in a spot where Palestinian protesters were hurling stones and the troops were firing tear gas and rubber-coated bullets. The Israeli military said the photographer interfered with an operation and was detained […]

JULY 1, 2021

2 Syrian nationals indicted in pro-Assad hacking scheme

A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment charging Ahmad ’Umar Agha and Firas Dardar with conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. The indictment says the men were members of the Syrian Electronic Army, which hacked computers to spread propaganda supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In 2013, Syrian Electronic Army hackers allegedly sent a tweet from […]

MAY 17, 2018

Jonathan Cooper joining APs Sacramento staff

Cooper will move to California in January and focus on health care, pensions and the state budget. “Jonathan is a great addition to the Sacramento staff,” said West Region Editor Traci Carl, who oversees news coverage for 13 states. “He’s a strong source reporter and aggressive seeker of public records, areas where the Sacramento bureau […]

DEC. 1, 2015

Brazilian publisher Grupo Gol and AP announce content agreement

The Associated Press, the essential global news network, and Brazilian publisher Grupo Gol today announced a collaboration to include AP news, sports, entertainment and business content in Grupo Gol’s Nuvem de Livros (Digital Bookstore) and Nuvem do Jornaleiro (Digital Newsstand) platforms.

MAY 6, 2015

AP launches Playbook editorial planning solution

The Associated Press today introduced a new planning system that allows editorial and corporate newsrooms large and small to effectively and efficiently manage coverage plans and assignments.

APRIL 9, 2018