AP Social Media Guidelines update, including newsgathering in sensitive situations
From AP Social Media Editor Eric Carvin and Standards Editor Tom Kent:
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Should we use the term “Obamacare”?
The other day, a reader told us that the term “Obamacare” has been “used by opponents to encourage hostility and partisanship.” He said AP shouldn’t use the term when referring to the U.S. Affordable Care Act.
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Former AP White House photographer honored for ‘Lifetime Achievement’
Former Associated Press Senior White House photographer Ron Edmonds is being honored by the White House News Photographers Association with its Lifetime Achievement Award. It will be presented at the 2013 “Eyes of History” annual awards gala on Saturday, May 11, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington.
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Deported while unconscious: Reporter explains ‘medical repatriation’ practice
Last fall, an Iowa Supreme Court decision about the deportation of two Mexican men who were in the United States illegally caught the attention of Des Moines-based reporter David Pitt.
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Video journalist hightails it to the heart of disaster in Texas
With quick thinking and immediate action, an AP video journalist beat even the first responders to the scene of a disaster in West, Texas. AP Managing Editor for State News Kristin Gazlay explains:
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