Topic: “Syria”

Posted in Behind the News

Vetting and coping with violent imagery

, by Erin Madigan White

From his base in London, International Social Media Editor Fergus Bell leads The Associated Press’ efforts to source and verify user-generated content so that the AP can publish that content across formats.

Posted in Announcements

TIME names Muhammed Muheisen best wire photographer of 2013

, by Paul Colford

The Associated Press today is publishing an article about serious blunders at the Central Intelligence Agency and an effort to cover them up. At the heart of the story is a retired FBI agent, Robert Levinson, who was recruited as a spy by a rogue group of analysts inside the CIA. Without any authority to do so, the analysts sent Levinson into Iran, where he disappeared in 2007.

Posted in Behind the News

Meeting with Putin: the AP interview

, by Paul Colford

Vladimir Putin 「was in a talkative mood,」 said AP Senior Managing Editor for International News John Daniszewski, who interviewed the Russian president Tuesday evening at the leader's country home outside Moscow. 「The interview stretched longer than promised. He was congenial and ready to address tough questions, including follow-ups.」

Posted in Announcements

AP photographers accept Pulitzer Prize for Syria coverage

, by Erin Madigan White

Five Associated Press journalists accepted the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography at an awards ceremony at New York’s Columbia University on May 30. It is the 51st Pulitzer for AP and the 31st for photography.

Posted in Behind the News

AP Pulitzer winners reflect on challenges, risks of covering Syria

, by Erin Madigan White

The Associated Press journalists who won the Pulitzer Prizefor breaking news photography come from vastly different backgrounds, but are united in their mission to document the civil war in Syria openly, fairly and accurately.