How an AP reporter found $50 billion buried in federal fine print
In the “Beat of the Week” memos to staff, AP Senior Managing Editor for U.S. News Mike Oreskes tells the stories behind the top news of recent days. In his latest note, he lauds the persistent, meticulous reporting of Washington-based health care reporter Ricardo Alonso-Zalvidar, who also is advising AP reporters across the country in covering the rollout of the Affordable Care Act:
Continue reading >Ahead of prison, Amish community gives journalists rare access
By gaining the trust of an Amish community in Ohio, a resourceful team of multiformat journalists were given rare access to tell their story. In a memo to staff, Managing Editor for State News Kristin Gazlay explains:
Continue reading >Pulitzer win recognizes AP’s commitment to telling story of Syria
Five Associated Press photographers from around the globe were awarded the Pulitzer Prize this week for their powerful and heartrending coverage of the Syrian civil war, and AP was a finalist for its multiformat coverage there.
Continue reading >AP unveils interactive annual report
AP shows products at NAB in Vegas; expands U.S. video coverage
AP staffers are demonstrating our new products, including the AP Video-US portal and Version 7 of the ENPS newsroom production software, at the NAB Show underway in Las Vegas. Visit booth SL9005.
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