Stories behind coverage of Boston Marathon blasts
In a memo to staff, Senior Managing Editor for U.S. News Mike Oreskes recounts how photographer Charles Krupa, who covered his first Boston Marathon in 1986, pushed toward danger to capture one of the signature images of the April 15 bomb blasts. Oreskes also singles out other AP staffers near and far who contributed significantly to AP’s news report:
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AP’s reporting from Honduras, Gaza and Syria wins prestigious awards
Associated Press journalists have won a number of prestigious awards for their work covering a variety of difficult stories spanning from Latin America to the Middle East.
Continue reading >AP responds to hacking of Twitter account
UPDATED on April 24 at 11:42 a.m. ET: The following statement is from Erin Madigan White, manager of AP media relations:
Continue reading >Behind the news of the marathon: data crunching and photo verification
Personal tales of Boston marathoners came together after The Associated Press analyzed images and data, including the finishing times recorded by chips on competitors』 bibs, to pinpoint some of the runners who were in the finish line area when the bombs went off.
Continue reading >Coverage of Sandy and Honduras earn AP staffers National Headliner Awards
Four Associated Press journalists earned top honors in the National Headliner Awards, announced today by the sponsoring Press Club of Atlantic City.
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