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Yu Zidi is only 12 but she stuns the swim world with some of the year’s fastest times

Yu Zidi of China is only 12 years old and will race at the world swimming championships later this month in Singapore. That’s amazing. But her age is only part of the picture. Not only is she very young, but her times in three events this year are among the best in the world. And […]

JULY 17, 2025

How to quantify gerrymandering? Reporters find a way

In a memo to staff, Vice President for Standards John Daniszewski recounted how a team of AP journalists was able to measure the impact of gerrymandering, the drawing of legislative districts for one party’s benefit, in a “unique and accessible” -- and unprecedented -- way:

Kathleen Carroll APs executive editor stepping down

Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler) NEW YORK (AP) — Kathleen Carroll, the executive editor of The Associated Press who championed ambitious, investigative journalism and pushed the cooperative forward in a rapidly changing digital world, announced Wednesday that she will step down after 14 years leading the world’s oldest news […]

JULY 20, 2016

Study Middle East news consumers demand trustworthy, high-quality content

Spring Tide: The new era for video news in the Middle East and North Africa LONDON — There is a strong appetite in the Middle East for high-quality news content in different formats and a desire to see trustworthy news from a number of different perspectives, according to a new survey conducted for The Associated […]

SEPT. 24, 2014

AP names 5 to roles in Asia-Pacific cross-format leadership

In this combination of photos, from left to right: Leon Drouin-Keith; Charles Dharapak; Celine Rosario; Ken Moritsugu; and Bernat Armangue. (AP Photo) At the AP’s Asia-Pacific hub in Bangkok, Leon Drouin-Keith, the region’s enterprise editor, becomes deputy director for newsgathering; Celine Rosario, who had been video editor, is now director of planning; and Charles Dharapak […]

MARCH 13, 2017

AP image of Turkish assassin wins World Press Photo award

Mevlut Mert Altintas, an off-duty police officer, shouts after shooting Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 19, 2016. AP photographer Burhan Ozbilici won the 2017 World Press Photo competition Monday Feb. 13, 2017 for the image. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) AMSTERDAM (AP) — As an off-duty policeman who had just […]

FEB. 13, 2017

The AP is setting up a sister organization seeking grants to support local and state news

BY DAVID BAUDER, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press says it is setting up a sister organization that will seek to raise money in support of state and local news reporting, as the crisis in that sector shows little sign of abating. The organization, which will have a board of directors […]

JUNE 25, 2024

Celebrity deaths force media to examine suicide reporting

This combination of 2004 and 2016 file photos shows fashion designer Kate Spade and chef Anthony Bourdain in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, Andy Kropa/Invision) NEW YORK (AP) — The deaths of designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have caused media organizations to look at how they cover suicide and whether more could […]

JUNE 13, 2018

AP debuts new multiformat content delivery platform  

The Associated Press today unveiled a new, AI-powered content delivery platform that makes it easier to discover and use the global news organization’s vast collection of visual, audio and text content.  With a redesigned interface and range of new and enhanced features, the new AP Newsroom will feature AI-powered search and content recommendations, as well […]

APRIL 10, 2025

AP names Charles Pavlounis chief financial officer 

NEW YORK – The Associated Press announced today that executive Charles Pavlounis has been named the global news agency’s senior vice president and chief financial officer.  As CFO, Pavlounis will oversee all corporate finance, including accounting, financial planning and budgeting, treasury and internal audit. Additionally he will be responsible for global real estate, administrative services […]

JULY 18, 2024

Indonesia’s panda cub Rio thriving 40 days after birth

Indonesia’s conservation park on Tuesday released a video showing the progress of a giant panda cub, 40 days after his birth in the country. The panda named Satrio Wiratama and nicknamed “Rio” was examined for the first time outside the incubator while veterinarians at the Indonesian Taman Safari park in Cisarua, West Java province, took his measures. […]

JAN. 6, 2026

Fatou, the world’s oldest gorilla living in captivity, celebrates her 69th birthday at Berlin Zoo

Fatou, the world’s oldest gorilla living in captivity, celebrated her 69th birthday with a feast Monday, munching on cherry tomatoes, beets, leeks and lettuce at the Berlin Zoo. But no birthday cake, because sugar isn’t healthy for the aging primate. Fatou, a western lowland gorilla, arrived in what was then West Berlin in 1959. She was believed to be about […]

APRIL 13, 2026