Nation Aug 26 Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who shot iconic photo of soldier returning from Vietnam, dies at age 99 By Kathleen Ronayne, Janie Har, Associated Press
Nation Apr 28 Jack Thornell, Pulitzer-winning photographer of Civil Rights Movement, dies at 86 Former Associated Press photographer Jack Thornell, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning picture of a shotgun-felled James Meredith looking back toward his would-be assassin on a Mississippi highway in 1966 became an enduring image of the Civil Rights Movement, has died. By Kevin McGill, Jeff Amy, Associated Press
Nation Apr 06 AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper journalism The news organization is becoming more focused on visual journalism and developing new revenue sources, particularly through companies investing in artificial intelligence. By David Bauder, Associated Press
Politics Nov 03 How and why the AP declares winners on election night The Associated Press will compile votes and declare winners in elections across the U.S. on Tuesday, just as the news organization has done for nearly 180 years. By Maya Sweedler, Associated Press
Politics Oct 14 News outlets including The New York Times and Newsmax say they won't sign Pentagon rules document The new rules declare large swaths of the Pentagon off-limits to reporters and declares that journalists who report information not formally approved by Hegseth's team risk getting their access revoked. By David Bauder, Associated Press
Sep 25 AP and Reuters demand answers from Israel over attack that killed journalists By David Bauder, Associated Press Two major news agencies are demanding that Israel clarify what happened during strikes last month that killed five journalists as part of the Israeli war against Hamas in Gaza. Continue reading
Apr 16 White House starting new media policy sharply curtailing wire service access By David Bauder, Associated Press The White House has put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Donald Trump by the news agencies that serve media outlets around the world. Continue reading
Mar 27 AP renews court request for reinstatement to White House press pool By David Bauder, Associated Press A lawyer for The Associated Press asked a federal judge Thursday to reinstate the agency’s access to the White House press pool and other official events, saying the Trump administration’s ban is a fundamental attack on freedom of speech and… Continue reading
Feb 15 AP journalists barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' naming dispute By David Bauder, Associated Press The White House barred a credentialed Associated Press reporter and photographer from boarding the presidential airplane Friday for a weekend trip with Donald Trump, saying the news agency’s stance on how to refer to the Gulf of Mexico was to… Continue reading
Jan 15 Google signs deal with AP to deliver up-to-date news through its Gemini AI chatbot By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press AP has sought to diversify its revenue stream in recent years and in 2023 signed a deal with OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, enabling the AI company to license AP's archive of news stories to train future versions of its AI… Continue reading