Additions to the Business News team
In a memo to staff on Tuesday, Global Business Editor Noreen Gillespie announced three new roles on the Business News team:
Global attention for Kabul photo
As the Taliban advanced across Afghanistan over the weekend, an AP photo of a U.S. Chinook helicopter flying over the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Sunday was featured on numerous front pages around the world.
‘Our safe place’: News director recounts former Gaza bureau in interview
AP’s news director for Israel, Palestine and Jordan, Joe Federman, joined Israel’s Channel 12 foreign affairs program “World Order” on Saturday to discuss the destruction of AP’s bureau in Gaza.
New beat team for migration coverage
AP today announced the creation of an all-formats beat team that will cover migration in Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
News Director for Europe and Africa Anna Johnson sent this memo to staff:
Updates to AP’s Middle East team
In a memo to staff today, Middle East News Director Karin Laub announced changes to the team that covers the region in all formats:
