Chrissie Thompson to lead Education Reporting Network
In a memo to staff on Wednesday, Noreen Gillespie, incoming global business editor, and Lisa Gibbs, director of news partnerships, made a key announcement about the AP Education Reporting Network:
AP’s 2021 Pulitzer Prize-winning photos
AP today swept the Pulitzer Prize photography awards, winning both the breaking news and feature photography prizes for images of explosive protests over racial injustice and the pandemic’s toll on the elderly in Spain.
Angela Charlton named Western Europe news director
In a memo to staff, AP Europe and Africa News Director Anna Johnson today announced that Bureau Chief Angela Charlton is now AP’s Western Europe news director, a new position responsible for leading all formats in France, Belgium and the Netherlands:
AP to examine COVID-19 impact on women in Africa with EJC grant
With funding from the European Journalism Centre, AP will examine the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in Africa, including how women have been pushed to the brink in the least developed countries.
Updates to AP’s global investigative team
In a memo to staff on Friday, Global Investigations Editor Ron Nixon and Deputy Global Investigations Editor Alison Kodjak announced a reorganized global investigative team that will continue to deliver ambitious journalism: