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Updated: AP responds to latest DOJ letter

, by Erin Madigan White

Statement from May 14, 2013

From Gary Pruitt, president and CEO of The Associated Press:

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AP Social Media Guidelines update, including newsgathering in sensitive situations

, by Tom Kent

From AP Social Media Editor Eric Carvin and Standards Editor Tom Kent:

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Should we use the term “Obamacare”?

, by Tom Kent

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’

, by Erin Madigan White

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

, by Erin Madigan White

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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