Associated Press Archives

When was the last time AI made you laugh? Scenes from the 2025 Summit on AI, Ethics and Journalism

This and other takeaways from the 2025 Summit on AI, Ethics and Journalism from Poynter and The Associated Press

April 11, 2025

TyLisa Johnson

Experts to help newsrooms safeguard their journalism against legal threats

Free Poynter webinar with media lawyers to offer tools to address risks, answer your questions

March 31, 2025

Sitara Nieves

Opinion | From absurd to disturbing as Trump White House bans AP from important media events

Reporters are barred from Oval Office news events after The Associated Press refuses to change its style to Gulf of America.

February 13, 2025

Tom Jones

The AP kept the name Gulf of Mexico; White House barred reporters from events over it

Wire service calls move an 'alarming' punishment and First Amendment violation

February 12, 2025

Matthew Crowley

A boat containing 14 bodies appeared in the Caribbean. The AP set off to learn their identities.

Nearly two years and several extraordinary measures later, they identified 33 of the 43 people who had set off from West Africa.

May 1, 2023

Angela Fu

Amid conflict and distrust, The Associated Press sticks to ‘good, solid, fact-based journalism’

‘If we’re not there, then who is?’

October 12, 2022

Angela Fu

AP Stylebook adds inclusive storytelling chapter with updates on covering race, gender, sexual orientation and more

Other changes include 35 disabilities-related entries and expanded guidance on the usage of they/them/their pronouns

June 1, 2022

Angela Fu

The pandemic disrupted an entire generation’s education. The AP wants to help local newsrooms examine the long-term impacts.

A full-time team at the AP will work with local newsrooms for the next two years to deepen their education coverage.

January 25, 2022

Angela Fu

The Associated Press wants to help local newsrooms with AI and automation

‘We are not building tools to replace people.’

October 6, 2021

Kristen Hare

Opinion | The Associated Press fired a reporter over social media use — and what it means for other news outlets

Should journalists be expected to erase who they are for the sake of appearing to be objective? News outlets need to refine these policies.

May 24, 2021

Tom Jones

The AP built a tool to help newsrooms in New York share news with each other

In the last month, more than two dozen newsrooms in New York have shared work…

February 18, 2020

Kristen Hare

The AP and Report for America are creating 14 new statehouse jobs

Five years ago, Pew Research published an alarming report — statehouse coverage from newspapers was shrinking.…

November 25, 2019

Kristen Hare

The AP isn’t abandoning its fact-checking partnership with Facebook. It’s expanding it.

Two months after it was rumored to be quitting, the Associated Press has expanded its…

April 9, 2019

Daniel Funke

You can now search really old AP Stylebooks and guides online

There’s a warning from 1931 about fake news

March 28, 2019

Kristen Hare

The AP is using data journalism to help strengthen local newsrooms

The forces facing local news aren’t all bad. Report for America is putting more reporters…

February 4, 2019

Kristen Hare

Opinion | From absurd to disturbing as Trump White House bans AP from important media events

Opinion | The Associated Press fired a reporter over social media use — and what it means for other news outlets

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