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AP ‘outraged’ by FBI impersonation

One week after it was reported that the FBI had fabricated an Associated Press story during a 2007 investigation, the bureau’s director has revealed that the agency also impersonated an AP reporter during the probe.

AP’s top editor: The government wants to control AP’s speech. Who will be next? 

An editorial about free speech by AP Executive Editor Julie Pace was published today in The Wall Street Journal.  In it, Pace explains why AP has taken legal action, calling the White House’s actions to block AP “nothing less than a brazen attempt to punish the AP for using words the president doesn’t like.”     She […]

AP names Andrew Drake as deputy news director for Africa

Deputy News Director for Africa Andrew Drake. (AP Photo/Sam Wells) Andrew Drake, who currently is a video assignment editor in London, will assume his new role next month. He will be based at the AP’s Europe-Africa headquarters in London. The deputy news director for Africa is a new position for the AP. In this role, […]

JULY 17, 2019

AP updates voting system for its NFL awards

NEW YORK – The Associated Press announced today it will update its voting system for the AP NFL Awards, which are given each year to National Football League players.

NOV. 18, 2022

AP to host 2 Report for America journalists

The Associated Press will add two journalists dedicated to local news coverage in Connecticut and New York as part of the 2019 Report for America program.

AP VoteCast data from midterms is now available

The Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago today made available the data from AP VoteCast’s more than 120,000 interviews with voters in the runup to the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.

Uninspected wells: Finding local dangers in a sea of federal data

A team of Associated Press journalists across the states worked together to break an exclusive national story and help member news organizations leverage data to produce unique, local reports tied to AP’s findings. In this memo to staff, AP Vice President and Managing Editor for U.S. News Brian Carovillano explains:

Coverage of Sandy and Honduras earn AP staffers National Headliner Awards

Four Associated Press journalists earned top honors in the National Headliner Awards, announced today by the sponsoring Press Club of Atlantic City.

Wimbledon: No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz avoid the sort of upsets that keep happening

LONDON (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka was just two points from dropping the opening set of her second-round Wimbledon match three times on Wednesday before asserting herself for a 7-6 (4), 6-4 victory over Marie Bouzkova to avoid the sort of surprise that has sent a group of seeded players home. Four of the top 10 women’s seeds failed to […]

JULY 2, 2025

AP expands Latin America video offering with addition of LANA content

The Associated Press and Latin America News Agency announced today a collaboration that will offer AP clients access to a mix of global and Latin America-focused video stories from LANA.

MAY 3, 2021

AP veteran David Scott named political editor

David Scott (AP Photo) Scott, 37, who currently works in Chicago overseeing the AP’s Central Region, will be based in Washington and report to Washington Bureau Chief Sally Buzbee. “The political editor job is a critical one for AP — directing our national political coverage, advising states on political reporting and working with colleagues on […]

APRIL 29, 2014

Russian state media claim AP skews Putin coverage

The video service, APTN Direct, is a closed-circuit channel that provides coverage of live events and breaking news to clients worldwide to use as they wish in their programs. It carries a large variety of live and breaking material, often interspersed, from various parts of the world. On Thursday, 67 minutes into the Putin call-in […]

APRIL 17, 2014