Securing video exclusives in Paris attack, Philippines plot
Quick thinking and persistence enabled The Associated Press to lead with its video coverage of terrorism on two continents in the same week: an attack on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and Islamic militants plotting an assault in the Philippines.
Julie Pace named Washington bureau chief
Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Sally Buzbee today announced a key appointment: White House Correspondent Julie Pace is AP’s new Washington bureau chief.
Lifetime achievement award for AP White House photographer
AP senior photographer J. Scott Applewhite received the White House News Photographers Association’s 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual “Eyes of History” awards gala in Washington on Saturday night.
Appalachia coverage earns AP journalist Livingston Award
AP reporter Claire Galofaro received the Livingston Award for Local Reporting from the University of Michigan on Tuesday, in recognition of her outstanding work documenting economic despair in Appalachia.
Digital storytelling takes readers inside death chamber
In a memo to staff, Deep South News Editor Jim Van Anglen recounted how a reporter worked with an interactive editor and producer to go beyond traditional coverage of executions in the U.S., taking people inside Georgia’s execution chamber to hear the inmates’ last words: