A snapshot of Olympics photography
Deputy Director of Photography Denis Paquin has covered a total of 17 Olympics since working his first games at Lake Placid in 1980.
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AP “flashes” – what they’re all about
The “flash” we sent last week on Nelson Mandela’s death brought a new flurry of attention to AP flashes. What are they and how often do we send them?
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Krista Larson chats with orphans she interviewed at a Catholic church sheltering more than 800 Muslims in Carnot, Central African Republic who had fled sectarian violence earlier this year. Krista Larson, who has covered the Ebola outbreak and the deadly conflict in Central African Republic for The Associated Press, has been named bureau chief for West Africa for the news cooperative. The appointment was announced Thursday by AP Africa Editor Andrew Selsky. (AP Photo/Steve Niko)
Award to AP bureau chief for ‘rich content’ on the crises in West Africa
Krista Larson, West Africa bureau chief for The Associated Press, has won the Deborah Howell Award for Nondeadline Writing from the American Society of News Editors, which announced its annual honors for distinguished reporting and photography today.
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One extraordinary career – Mark Sherman’s Supreme Court coverage
Mark Sherman has been the AP's top reporter covering the U.S. Supreme Court for two decades, where he has seen oral arguments, interviewed justices and helmed coverage of the high court's most consequential decisions during that timeframe. That work has been part of a storied journalism career spanning five decades.
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From top left, AP photographers Rodrigo Abd, Manu Brabo, Narciso Contreras. Bottom row from left Khalil Hamra and Muhammed Muheisen.
Pulitzer win recognizes AP’s commitment to telling story of Syria
Five Associated Press photographers from around the globe were awarded the Pulitzer Prize this week for their powerful and heartrending coverage of the Syrian civil war, and AP was a finalist for its multiformat coverage there.
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After Maria, ‘heart-wrenching’ all-formats coverage
More than a week after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, AP journalists on the ground continue to tell the stories of people who are struggling with the overwhelming devastation.
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How data journalism tools localized Trump’s travel ban
A staff memo by State Government Editor Tom Verdin describes how, in the chaotic days that followed President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, a data journalist helped AP member news organizations and customers “localize a story of international significance”:
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Providing unmatched perspectives of consulate search
When crime scene investigators arrived unannounced at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey after the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, AP was ready in all formats.
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Decision 2016: Counting the vote
On Nov. 8, it’s The Associated Press that will be tabulating election results for national, state and local races and distributing them to members and customers worldwide.
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Spain train crash: How a journalist’s quick thinking led to vital info
It was Spain’s worst rail disaster in 70 years. An express train careened off the tracks in a jumble of flying steel, killing 79 people. In chaos that followed one key question emerged almost instantly: Was the train driver speeding? Initial but unsourced reports indicated he was. Video of the crash from a security camera seemed to show this. But as in the immediate aftermath of most disasters, precise, reliable information was very hard to come by.
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How we work with foundations
AP works with foundations and nonprofits to augment our journalism and help us tell stories we might otherwise not be able to tell. Director of News Partnerships Lisa Gibbs explains how this outside support underpins AP's mission of providing factual, unbiased journalism to the world.
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AP photos of presidential campaigns go on view in Virginia
An exhibition of AP photos showing presidential campaigns over the past 100 years, including Calvin Coolidge clad in cowboy attire and John F. Kennedy covered in confetti as his car crawls through Los Angeles, has opened in Virginia at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts.
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