What we fact-check and why
In a memo to staff Tuesday, Vice President for Standards John Daniszewski reviewed AP’s general fact-checking policies:
A multiformat view of U.S. political scene
A staff memo by Chris Sullivan, editor of AP's national reporting team, describes how AP’s presence across the country allowed staffers in all formats to provide a “unique window” into the U.S. political climate ahead of President Donald Trump’s inauguration:
'I want to be with Carrie': Confirming the Reynolds and Fisher deaths
When actress Carrie Fisher died and her mother Debbie Reynolds passed a day later, AP was determined to confirm the news.
Covering the Dakota pipeline protests
As protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline have intensified in North Dakota and across the U.S. over the past few months, AP reporters have been documenting key developments across all formats.
The Latest format delivers the latest news
The fiscal crisis in Greece, plans by the U.S. and Cuba to open embassies in each other’s capital and tennis competition at Wimbledon are among the many developing stories in recent weeks that AP journalists have covered in a live blog type of presentation.