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AP’s top editor: ‘News doesn’t reveal itself from a distance’

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Maya Sweedler named international elections manager

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Announcements

Erin Cunningham named Jerusalem news director

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Mike Balsamo named U.S. News director

May 4, 2026 by AP Corporate Communications

In a memo to staff on Monday, Vice President and Head of Global Newsgathering Paul Haven announced that Mike Balsamo has been named U.S. News director:…

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AP’s top editor: ‘News doesn’t reveal itself from a distance’

April 21, 2026 by Nicole Meir

During her keynote address at the Overseas Press Club Awards on Monday night in New York, AP Executive Editor Julie Pace stressed the urgent need for original, …

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AP wins 2 Overseas Press Club Awards, earns 2 citations

March 18, 2026

Maya Sweedler named international elections manager

April 2, 2026 by AP Corporate Communications

In a memo to staff on Thursday, AP Elections Operations Director Chad Day announced that Maya Sweedler has been named international elections manager: …

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Erin Cunningham named Jerusalem news director

April 1, 2026 by AP Corporate Communications

In a memo to staff on Wednesday, Middle East News Director Victoria Eastwood announced that Erin Cunningham has been named AP’s Jerusalem news director:…

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AP wins 2 Overseas Press Club Awards, earns 2 citations

March 18, 2026 by Nicole Meir

The Associated Press earned two prestigious awards from the Overseas Press Club of America for an investigation exposing the global reach of U.S.-made …

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Josh Hoffner named AP Global Sports Editor

March 5, 2026 by AP Corporate Communications

The Associated Press today announced that Josh Hoffner has been named its next Global Sports editor. Read the note from Executive Editor Julie Pace, Vice …

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