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AP CEO welcomes DOJ’s revised media guidelines

The Associated Press today welcomed revised guidelines on how the federal government could obtain records from the news media during leak investigations.

Where to find AP at SXSW Interactive

The Associated Press is joining thousands of digital and creative professionals from around the world converging at the 2015 SXSW Interactive festival in Austin, Texas, which runs March 13 through 17.

Vietnam photos of Henri Huet displayed in France

Henri Huet, one of the most admired photojournalists of the Vietnam War, is being remembered in an exhibit of his work in France.

AP general counsel urges lawmakers to strengthen FOIA

Associated Press General Counsel Karen Kaiser today urged lawmakers to enact bipartisan legislation now before the U.S. Senate to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act and make it work better.

AP at the Arab Media Summit

Several AP people took part in last week’s Arab Media Summit in Dubai, a large annual gathering of journalists and news executives from across the Arab world. This year there was substantial interest in user-generated content — how we verify the accuracy of photos and video we find on social networks.

Why AP didn’t run the Charlie Hebdo cartoons

The attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris raised many questions about how news agencies handle controversial images. We answered some of them Wednesday in response to calls from reporters and bloggers. Below is a summary of the questions and our replies.

Televised debate on jobs to mark AP coverage from Davos

Political, corporate and thought leaders from more than 100 countries will convene  in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23 - 27, at the World Economic Forum, and AP journalists will be there providing comprehensive coverage across  all formats for its global array of customers.

JAN. 22, 2013

71st anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941 ‘The AP was rolling’

"Within an hour after the flash, 30 (AP staffers) were on the job or in the office begging for assignments." _From the Jan. 9, 1942 edition of AP Inter-Office, an internal publication, which recounted The Associated Press Washington bureau's response to the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

DEC. 7, 2012

AP to add third-party content to AP Video Hub

The Associated Press today began an initiative to broaden the range and volume of content offered on www.apvideohub.com, its market-leading digital delivery platform for video content. The new Content Partner Offer allows third-party suppliers to sell their content on the platform, gaining instant access to AP Video Hub’s wide network of customers, which spans more than 50 countries and is increasing by 75 percent year to year. By widening the breadth of content, the program will help create the world’s greatest up-to-the-minute professional video news platform. The first partner, Newsflare, debuts on the platform today. The online video news community and marketplace for user-generated video will provide breaking news, weather and quirky video clips, adding a new dimension to AP Video Hub and meeting an increasing demand for user-generated video. The AP Video Hub platform has been a significant success since its launch and, as more and more publishers move into the digital space, we continue to evolve to meet their needs,” said Sue Brooks, director of international products and platforms at AP. “We regularly ask our customers how we can improve and this effort is as a result of their feedback.” Content partners will gain access to AP’s global customer network, which will ensure revenue generation and open new markets. Their content will also be featured and promoted by a team of dedicated curators, Twitter feeds and ongoing marketing communication. Partners’ content will be displayed alongside AP’s on the platform, but they will also have their own showcase pages so customers can explore their footage in detail. “We are really excited to be the first Content Partner on AP Video Hub. It means we can share our members’ unique and varied content with AP’s impressive list of clients, giving us global reach and opening up new markets,” said Bevan Thomas, commercial director for Newsflare. “We offer customers access to an exciting new type of video that is not currently easily accessible. We’re seeing a huge increase in demand for our verified and rights-cleared user-generated content and, as the appetites of video news audiences continue to evolve, we’ll no doubt see more broadcasters and publishers wanting to source this video.” AP Video Hub launched in 2012 to address the increase in demand from online publishers for video news. The platform was an industry first, providing access to AP world news, entertainment, sport and lifestyle video, as well as combining breaking news with relevant footage from AP’s historic archive. The result was the development of richer online storytelling for online publishers, who don’t usually have the technical infrastructure to handle satellite news feeds.

AUG. 18, 2014

AP discussion of war photography set for NY’s 92d St Y

The enduring power of still images from the battlefront in the video age will be the focus of a discussion among three veteran war correspondents on Feb. 27 in New York.

FEB. 7, 2014

The power of the image in war A discussion in San Francisco

The photographic history of the Vietnam War and the challenges that photojournalists face in today’s combat zones will be discussed on Nov. 14, at the Marines' Memorial Club, 609 Sutter St. in San Francisco.

OCT. 31, 2013

Former AP football writer Goldberg dies at 73

This is an undated file photo showing former Associated Press sports writer Dave Goldberg. Goldberg, one of the nation’s top football writers and an award-winning veteran of 41 years at The Associated Press, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y. He was 73. (AP Photo/Bernadette Tuazon) Goldberg, one of […]

FEB. 9, 2015