Topic: “Standards”

Posted in Behind the News

The ethics of AP’s fish slaves investigation

, by Tom Kent

Should journalists just report what they know and leave law enforcement to take action later, or tip off police before their story is published? What if sources say it's fine to use their names and faces, but don't seem to fully understand the risks? How do reporters cover a freed slave’s reunion with his family, when the reporters’ work led to his freedom?

Posted in Products and Services

Ready to lowercase ‘internet’ and ‘web’

, by Lauren Easton

During a panel at the American Copy Editors Society national conference in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, it was announced that the 2016 AP Stylebook will lowercase the words ‘internet’ and ‘web.’

Posted in Behind the News

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."

Posted in Industry Insights

Calling on governments to create ‘a culture of safety for journalism’

, by Paul Colford

A UNESCO conference in Paris sought to attract decision makers of news organizations so they could share good practices on the safety of journalists and “more proactively highlight the issue of journalist safety.”

Posted in Behind the News

Preparing for the Paris climate conference

, by Tom Kent

The international climate summit in Paris opens Nov. 30, and AP will be providing extensive coverage.

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