On the Brazil beat: AP covers the World Cup
As the excitement of the World Cup unfolds across Brazil, AP journalists are covering the action in text, video and photos for an array of customers around the world.
A faster, new format for AP’s Major League Baseball game stories
For decades, AP reporters have chronicled every big play, every no-hitter and every controversy that erupts on the field during the hundreds of games that make up the Major League Baseball season.
What does it take to cover big-time sports?
So you want to be a sports writer? Start with a hunger for news.
Paddling in sludge to get the story
In an era of smartphones and social media, an AP team opted for a more rudimentary tool to get the story: a canoe. The following note to staff from Senior Managing Editor Michael Oreskes describes how AP journalists paddled into the middle of a river to get a firsthand look at a coal-ash spill in North Carolina, determine the scope of the mishap and keep AP ahead of the competition:
Behind the Sochi scene with AP
As the excitement of the Winter Games unfolds, AP journalists are providing breaking news and images and crucial context for customers around the world.