Angela Charlton named Western Europe news director
In a memo to staff, AP Europe and Africa News Director Anna Johnson today announced that Bureau Chief Angela Charlton is now AP’s Western Europe news director, a new position responsible for leading all formats in France, Belgium and the Netherlands:
AP to examine COVID-19 impact on women in Africa with EJC grant
With funding from the European Journalism Centre, AP will examine the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in Africa, including how women have been pushed to the brink in the least developed countries.
Updates to AP’s global investigative team
In a memo to staff on Friday, Global Investigations Editor Ron Nixon and Deputy Global Investigations Editor Alison Kodjak announced a reorganized global investigative team that will continue to deliver ambitious journalism:
Kat Stafford named national investigative race writer
In a memo to staff on Monday, Race and Ethnicity Editor Andale Gross announced that Kat Stafford has been named AP national investigative race writer:
AP names 17 new statehouse reporters in Report for America collaboration
AP today announced the 17 journalists hired to cover statehouses across the U.S. as part of its collaboration with Report for America.