Coverage of Brazil and Rohingya earn AP staffers National Headliner Awards
Reporting on horrifying violence across Brazil and the plight of Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar earned AP journalists top honors in the National Headliner Awards, announced today by the sponsoring Press Club of Atlantic City.
Nancy Benac promoted to White House editor
AP Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace today announced a key appointment, sending this memo to her staff:
Three appointed to Digital News team
Deputy Managing Editor for Digital and Visual Journalism Derl McCrudden today announced three key appointments: Jaime Holguin is the new Director of Original Programming, Ted Anthony becomes Director of Digital Innovation and Darrell Allen is the new Deputy Director of Digital Design and Tools.
New global enterprise team is named
In a memo to staff on Monday, Vice President for Global Enterprise Marjorie Miller announced AP's new global enterprise reporting team:
New beat team for marijuana coverage
In a memo to staff, AP Deputy Managing Editor for U.S. News Noreen Gillespie outlined plans for a reporting team that will cover issues related to the legalization of marijuana: