Troy Thibodeaux named director of digital news
Deputy Managing Editor Amanda Barrett today announced a key appointment: Troy Thibodeaux, who has led AP’s data journalism since 2013, is now director of digital news:
AP makes coronavirus dataset available to all
AP’s county-level U.S. coronavirus data is now publicly available through the data.world platform.
AP investigation on dangerous dams sparks local reports
An extensive AP investigation into the condition of aging dams across the U.S. has been localized and echoed by member news organizations and customers.
A data journalism toolkit for all
At the Online News Association conference in New Orleans on Thursday, The Associated Press unveiled AP DataKit, a project management tool that will make it easier for newsrooms and journalists to collaborate on data-driven journalism.
Data illuminates marijuana legalization impact
In a memo to staff, Managing Editor Brian Carovillano recounts how members of AP’s marijuana beat team created a first-of-its-kind national database of medical marijuana trends and revealed how the legalization of pot has often hurt medical marijuana users: