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Collaborating to reveal what’s ‘Destined to Burn’

For the first time, AP is collaborating with the USA TODAY Network-California, McClatchy and Media News on a two-part series, “Destined to Burn,” which examines the deadliest wildfire in California history and showcases the ability of news organizations to work together in the name of deep accountability journalism that matters.

Allegations against top priest under review after AP report

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, who is leading the U.S. Catholic Church’s sex abuse response, has been accused of mishandling a case where his deputy allegedly manipulated a woman into a sexual relationship. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Catholic Church in Texas says it is reviewing allegations that a top monsignor continued to […]

JUNE 7, 2019

Update: What to expect when you’re interviewed by AP

Sometimes people ask about the “ground rules” when they’re being interviewed or photographed by AP. Previously in this blog, we’ve described what you should expect when working with an AP reporter, photographer or videographer. Here’s that advice again, slightly expanded in light of some questions we’ve been asked:

Video of police shooting released after AP wins court decision

Video released by a federal judge Tuesday after news media organizations argued the public had a right to see the footage showed Diaz-Zeferino disobeying orders to keep his hands up, but with his palms open by his waist. Judge Stephen V. Wilson unsealed the video so the public could see what led the city of […]

JULY 15, 2015

Is it news or a spoiler?

A few weeks ago, when the Grammy Awards aired, we sent alerts on the top winners to our subscribers around the world, users of the AP mobile app and our social media followers. This brought us a fierce message from one app user, who said the show hadn't yet been broadcast on the U.S. West Coast and we』d spoiled the excitement for him.

Media watchdog says it was just ‘raising questions’ with insinuations about photographers and Hamas

The executive director of an Israeli media watchdog organization says it was simply “raising questions” by publicly wondering whether Palestinian photojournalists who documented the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel — and sent some of the first images of its aftermath to a watching world — had been tipped off in advance that it would […]

NOV. 9, 2023

What to know about mRNA vaccines

So-called mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic — and now scientists are using that Nobel Prize-winning technology to try to develop vaccines and treatments against a long list of diseases including cancer and cystic fibrosis. But this week, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine critic, canceled $500 million in government-funded research projects […]

AUG. 6, 2025

EPA blocks some news outlets from water contaminants summit

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt appears before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) NEW YORK (AP) — A reporter for The Associated Press was grabbed by the shoulders and shoved out of an Environmental Protection Agency building by a security guard Tuesday for trying to […]

MAY 22, 2018

AP’s top editor calls for probe into Israeli airstrike

The building housing the offices of The Associated Press and other media in Gaza City collapses after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike, May 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press’ top editor on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a Gaza […]

MAY 16, 2021

Peter Morgan, Joe Danborn appointed to U.S. East region leadership roles

The Associated Press has named an experienced photo manager and a longtime news editor to leadership roles overseeing journalists in the cooperative’s East region.

Decision 2016: It’s ‘about the voters’

With less than a week to go until Election Day, AP’s political team will be focusing not only on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but also on the voters who are deciding which candidate will become the next U.S. president.

AP series about NYPD surveillance wins Pulitzer

NEW YORK (AP) — The catalyst was a source’s cryptic hint: Ask about Ray Kelly’s rakers and mosque crawlers. Their curiosity piqued, two Associated Press investigative reporters began digging. As a result, the AP won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting Monday for stories revealing that the New York Police Department — headed by Commissioner […]

APRIL 16, 2012