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AP investigative reporter offers tips for seeking public records

The Associated Press is committed to fighting for access to information the public has a right to know. AP journalists across the country routinely file Freedom of Information Act requests to uncover critical information that the government would have preferred to keep secret. Washington investigative reporter Jack Gillum recently broke the story that Hillary Clinton used a private email server at her home, and he mined information on Instagram to track Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock’s spending. Gillum frequently draws from records requests to report exclusives. Here, he explains why they should be part of every journalist’s toolkit:

De Pury named AP’s news director for Russia, CIS

Kate De Pury (AP Photo). De Pury, who has spent many years working in Russia, will lead AP’s video, text and photo report across one-seventh of the earth’s surface, stretching from the Baltics to Central Asia. She will take up her position at the end of the year, based in Moscow and reporting to AP’s […]

SEPT. 29, 2014

Rodrigo Abd, fotógrafo de AP, recibe el premio Moors Cabot

Rodrigo Abd, fotógrafo de The Associated Press. (AP Foto/Enric Marti) NUEVA YORK (AP) — Rodrigo Abd, fotógrafo de The Associated Press, y otros tres periodistas fueron premiados el martes en la Universidad de Columbia por mostrar al mundo los problemas sociales latentes en Latinoamérica y realizar su trabajo con independencia y valentía. Los cuatro comunicadores […]

OCT. 19, 2016

Rachel Zoll, much-admired AP religion writer, dead at 55

AP Religion Writer Rachel Zoll, second from right, receives a visit in Amherst, Mass., on Oct. 26, 2018, from Managing Editor Brian Carovillano, Editor at Large Jerry Schwartz, and Deputy Managing Editor Sarah L. Nordgren after being awarded an Oliver S. Gramling Journalism Award for being AP’s pre-eminent voice on religion for more than a decade. […]

MAY 7, 2021

UK court News-clipping service must obtain licenses from newspaper publishers

The country’s highest court ruled Wednesday that Meltwater’s customers and anyone else in the UK cannot be prosecuted for viewing news stories online. But the court confirmed that Meltwater and its customers must obtain licenses from the newspaper publishers. The ruling stems from a dispute between Meltwater and the UK’s Newspaper Licensing Agency, which represents […]

APRIL 19, 2013

AP nombra a Michael Hudson como director de investigaciones

Michael Hudson, AP director de invesigaciones. (AP Foto/Kathy Willens) Read this in English. Hudson y el ICIJ compartieron el Premio Pulitzer 2017 por sus reportajes con la organización McClatchy y el diario Miami Herald por su trabajo en el proyecto de los llamados Panama Papers. En su nuevo puesto, guiará a los equipos de periodistas […]

OCT. 5, 2017

Financial markets story to feature format suited to Web and mobile

The following advisory was sent today to editors at AP member news organizations:

Experimenting with virtual reality technology amid soaring demand for live video

“Three words dominate current discussions of our profession: mobile, shared, live,” Associated Press Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll told the Global Video Media Forum.

AP announces 2024 general election plans 

The Associated Press, the most trusted source of accurate information on election night for nearly two centuries, will deliver that expertise to its member news organizations, customers and the public across all platforms when it counts the vote, declares the winners and covers the results on Nov. 5.  On election night, AP will count the […]

OCT. 29, 2024

Fatal North Macedonia nightclub inferno sparks outrage, disbelief and calls for punishment

KOCANI, North Macedonia (AP) — As families gathered at a hospital for updates, Tomco Stojanov already knew his son’s devastating fate: 25-year-old Andrej died trying to save others in a nightclub fire that left dozens dead in North Macedonia, including many trampled during a desperate bid to escape. “Thank you for your condolences, but my […]

MARCH 17, 2025

AP introduces NFT collectors to iconic photo collection

The Associated Press will auction off a series of 10 non-fungible tokens (NFT) celebrating the news agency’s iconic photojournalism over the past 175 years, making artistic representations of some of history’s most notable photographs available on the blockchain for the first time.

MAY 25, 2021

AP names Michael Hudson as its new investigative editor

AP Global Investigations Editor Michael Hudson. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) Leer en español. Hudson and ICIJ shared the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting with McClatchy and the Miami Herald for their work on the Panama Papers project. He will guide AP’s teams of investigative journalists around the world in his new role, starting in November. Hudson will […]

OCT. 5, 2017