Topic: “Donald Trump”

Posted in Behind the News

The importance of independent political coverage

, by Lauren Easton

In response to Donald Trump's announcement on Monday that his campaign will revoke press credentials provided to The Washington Post, AP released this statement from Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll:

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An ‘impactful, buzzy set of political polling’

, by Lauren Easton

A staff memo by Vice President-International News John Daniszewski describes how AP’s news survey specialist developed original, impactful polling on the presidential candidates whose findings earlier this month “reset the political news agenda”:

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When vulgarity becomes part of the story, what's a news agency to do?

, by Tom Kent

When someone at a Donald Trump rally last month shouted that Ted Cruz was “a pussy,” Trump repeated the word into the mic. A few days ago, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham told a roomful of journalists, "My party has gone batshit crazy."

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Stepping back from the horse race

, by Paul Colford

Five years after the launch of The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, the organization has been shining a bright light on why the presidential campaign has defied initial predictions.

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Eyes of History, eyes on Washington

, by Lauren Easton

Two AP photographers have won first place awards in the annual Eyes of History: Still Contest of The White House News Photographers Association.