AP CEO: Secret seizure of phone records ‘unconstitutional’
Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt called the U.S. Justice Department’s sweeping and secret seizure of journalists’ telephone records “unconstitutional” during an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday.
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Updated: AP responds to latest DOJ letter
Statement from May 14, 2013
From Gary Pruitt, president and CEO of The Associated Press:
Continue reading >AP Social Media Guidelines update, including newsgathering in sensitive situations
From AP Social Media Editor Eric Carvin and Standards Editor Tom Kent:
Continue reading >Should we use the term “Obamacare”?
The other day, a reader told us that the term “Obamacare” has been “used by opponents to encourage hostility and partisanship.” He said AP shouldn’t use the term when referring to the U.S. Affordable Care Act.
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Former AP White House photographer honored for ‘Lifetime Achievement’
Former Associated Press Senior White House photographer Ron Edmonds is being honored by the White House News Photographers Association with its Lifetime Achievement Award. It will be presented at the 2013 “Eyes of History” annual awards gala on Saturday, May 11, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Washington.
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