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AP statement on CPJ report

, by Erin Madigan White

The Committee to Protect Journalists issued a report today on the Obama administration and the press that references the secret seizure of AP phone records by the U.S. Department of Justice earlier this year.

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A new era in AP polling

, by Tom Kent

Today the AP is publishing a poll that opens a new era in AP’s polling techniques.

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What to call it: “Obamacare”? Affordable Care Act? “New health care law”?

, by Tom Kent

The question has come up again: What should we call this new program?

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Another change in the spelling of the Iranian president’s name

, by Tom Kent

We’ve made another change to the spelling of the Iranian president’s name. We will henceforth spell it Hassan Rouhani rather than Hasan Rouhani. During the current United Nations General Assembly session, Rouhani’s office has been sending out materials in English with the president’s first name spelled with a double “s.” We checked with officials there and they say the president prefers that spelling in English.

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Paul Cheung named director of interactive and digital news production

, by Erin Madigan White

The following promotion was announced today by AP Vice President and Managing Editor Lou Ferrara in an internal memo:

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