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AP changes writing style to capitalize ″b″ in Black

People walk by Associated Press photographs on display at AP headquarters in New York in this April 18, 2017 file photo. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) The change conveys “an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa,” John Daniszewski, AP’s […]

JUNE 19, 2020

Judge rules for AP in copyright dispute

The AP sued the company that monitors the media for corporate customers last year, alleging that it copies AP content and sells it to clients without paying AP licensing fees. “This ruling makes it crystal clear that Meltwater wrongly used news content from AP to create its own content, while paying none of the costs […]

MARCH 20, 2013

How AAPI adults are being affected by Trump’s immigration crackdown, according to a new poll

Many Asian American and Pacific Islander adults have experienced or witnessed some degree of upheaval because of the Trump administration's heightened immigration policies, a new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds, while most say the U.S. is no longer the land of opportunity for immigrants.

JUNE 15, 2026

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:

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

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:

As the planet warms, scientists burn homes to figure out how to best protect them in wildfires

It took less than three minutes for wind-whipped flames to go from licking the side of the house to shattering a window and working under the eaves to burn everything inside. Weeks later, another house in the exact same spot was burning — again in the name of science. That home went up in flames slower because […]

APRIL 20, 2026

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.