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Singapore exhibit showcases life in North Korea through AP photographers lens

An exhibition in Singapore will highlight the work of Wong Maye-E, AP’s lead photographer in North Korea, offering glimpses of everyday life in the reclusive country.

SEPT. 7, 2016

Boiler up! Purdue tops preseason AP Top 25 for first time, ahead of Houston, reigning champ Florida

Purdue is No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers earned 35 of 61 first-place votes to top Monday’s poll to begin the 2025-26 season. That put Matt Painter’s squad ahead of the two teams that played in last year’s NCAA title game, with runner-up Houston at No. […]

OCT. 13, 2025

Stories behind coverage of Boston Marathon blasts

In a memo to staff, Senior Managing Editor for U.S. News Mike Oreskes recounts how photographer Charles Krupa, who covered his first Boston Marathon in 1986, pushed toward danger to capture one of the signature images of the April 15 bomb blasts. Oreskes also singles out other AP staffers near and far who contributed significantly to AP’s news report:

AP earns 5 National Headliner Awards

All-formats AP coverage of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump, AI-powered election misinformation, prison labor in the food industry and police restraint tactics received five honors in the 2025 National Headliner Awards, including four first-place wins. AP photojournalist Evan Vucci earned first place and Best in Show in the spot news photography category for […]

To fight misinfo, news outlets are putting plans in place to combat false election night stories

By DAVID BAUDER, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As news outlets get ready for election night, they’re not only focusing on what happens. They’re keeping watch over what doesn’t. Several plans to combat misinformation are in place across newsrooms that will follow the climax of a hard-fought campaign on Nov. 5. The Associated Press and […]

OCT. 25, 2024

How AP calls a race at poll close

On Super Tuesday, AP declared Bernie Sanders the winner in California as soon as polls closed at 8 p.m. PT— one of four such race calls made that night as polls closed in a state.

Anthony named AP’s Asia-Pacific news director

Ted Anthony He will oversee more than 100 AP journalists in text, photos and video for a region stretching from India to Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Anthony succeeds Brian Carovillano, now the AP managing editor for U.S. news. Anthony will be based in Bangkok and report to the AP’s Vice President […]

MARCH 4, 2014

Michael Giarrusso named AP global sports editor

AP Global Sports Editor Michael Giarrusso (AP photo) Giarrusso, chief of bureau for The Associated Press for Arizona and New Mexico for the past three years, will oversee AP’s sports operations and manage more than 100 journalists covering events around the world, including the Olympics, World Cup and Super Bowl. He will be based in […]

OCT. 29, 2013

Exhibit and panels mark publication of AP Vietnam photo history

“Vietnam: The Real War” (Abrams; Oct. 1, 2013; 304 pages; 300 photographs; US $40.00/CAN $45.00/UK £25) NEW YORK — The photojournalists who covered the Vietnam War for The Associated Press created one of the great visual legacies of the 20th century. Many of those powerful images are now collected in a new book, “Vietnam: The […]

OCT. 1, 2013

AP and Red Bull Media House collaborate to provide premium sports, music and lifestyle content

The Associated Press and Red Bull Media House announced today a collaboration that will allow AP clients to access a curated mix of sports, dance, music and lifestyle video and images from Red Bull Media House.

JULY 18, 2017

AP to automate video, audio transcription with Trint

The Associated Press and Trint announced today that they will work together to automate AP’s video and audio transcription process, streamlining the news agency’s workflow.

MAY 30, 2018