The Associated Press

Frank Baker Named AP California News Editor - Posted September 14, 2011
Frank Baker was named California news editor for The Associated Press, the news agency announced Wednesday. Baker, a 23-year veteran of th... [FishbowlLA]

Revolving Door: More News Corp., Casey Anthony News - Posted July 14, 2011
[caption id="attachment_24278" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Casey Anthony at her sentencing hearing. Photo: Joe Burbank/Pool"][/caption] Developments about the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal seem to roll in by the minute. Besides this morning's news that they've ... [PRNewser]

AP Updates Social Media Guidelines - Posted July 14, 2011
The Associated Press followed up on last week's remind... [SocialTimes.com]

AP Issues Reminder to Staff on Including Opinions in Social Media Posts - Posted July 8, 2011
Tom Kent, deputy managing editor for standards and production at The Associated Press, felt the need to send a reminder email to AP staffers not to include opinions when using social... [SocialTimes.com]

Associated Press Names New Political Editor - Posted May 31, 2011
The Associated Press has promoted Liz Sidoti from Chief Political Writer to Political Editor. Sidoti has covered national politics for the AP since 2003. In her new role she'll lead a Washington-based team of political writers and oversee AP journalists that are positioned in every state's capital. ... [FishbowlNY]

By AP Decree: Email, Cellphone, Smartphone, Kolkata - Posted March 18, 2011
The Associated Press announced four changes to its AP Stylebook, which officially take effect at 3 a.m. Saturda... [UnBeige]

AP Study: Web Video a Victim of Newspapers' Cost-Cutting - Posted February 11, 2011
According to a study of 100 U.S. newspapers by The Associated Press, many are cutting their use of Web video and laying off video journalists due to cost-cutting measures. AP director of U.S. broadcast news Kevin Roach discussed the results with ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Why AP Didn't Stream YouTube's Obama Interview - Posted February 7, 2011
The Associated Press director of U.S. broadcast operations Kevin Roach explained why the AP did not stream ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

AP News Registry to Become Part of New News Licensing Group This Summer - Posted February 3, 2011
The Associated Press will establish an independent news licensing agency this summer that will offer publishers access to original news content, as well as support for new business models. In addition to A... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

AP to Shift Online Video to News Distribution Network Platform - Posted December 20, 2010
The Associated Press will shift its hosted online-video operations to a digital platform from digital-video and ad-solutions company ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

AP Archive to Offer CelebrityFootage Video - Posted December 9, 2010
The CelebrityFootage archive of more than 20 years of stock footage will be available via AP... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Time Stands Still for The Associated Press on Broadway - Posted December 8, 2010
Four combat journalists from The Associated Press attended a performance of Broadway play ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

AP to Create Rights Clearinghouse for Content - Posted October 18, 2010
The Associated Press president and CEO Tom Curley announced the impending creation of a rights clearinghouse for original content, as well as white-label apps and content modules for hand-held... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Is The Associated Press Running On Slave Labor? - Posted February 16, 2010
No one in their right mind is going to tell you that journalism -- especially online journalism -- pays very well. Sure, there are a couple of examples where people have made names for themselves and ended up a featured (and well paid) columnist for a newspaper's website or a blog,... [FishbowlNY]

Mark Cuban Waches Too Much True Blood - Posted February 3, 2010
It's no secret that content aggregators are one of the biggest banes to news media's existence. Everyone from Rupert Murdoch to The Associated Press has taken a stance that their materi... [FishbowlNY]

Yahoo, AP Reach Deal On Content - Posted February 2, 2010
We can all breathe a sigh of relief now: the two-week long nail biter over whether The Associated Press and Yahoo News would ever renew their... [FishbowlNY]

Report: AP, Yahoo Close to Reaching Content Deal - Posted January 14, 2010
As reported in The Wall Street Journal earlier this morning, The Associated Press and Yahoo Inc. ... [FishbowlNY]

AP Names Top Editors To Run New News Center - Posted January 6, 2010
The Associated Press has appointed two editors to top positions at its new News Center. Yesterday, the news service announced that the AP's Middle East editor Sally Buzbee has been pro... [FishbowlNY]

Keller's Letter To Award Committee Comes To Light, Journal Responds - Posted December 16, 2009
Earlier this week, New York Times' media columnist David Carr wrote a piece summarizing the last two years at ... [FishbowlNY]

Mediabistro's eBook Summit Kicks Off Tomorrow - Posted December 14, 2009
As we look towards 2010, we can already predict that e-readers and digital editions of everything -- from magazines to books -- will be an important focus for the media in the coming year. That's why we'll be checking out mediabistro.com's newest conference, the eBook Summit, starting tomorrow mor... [FishbowlNY]

Associated Press Launches Video Delivery Service - Posted December 11, 2009
Christmas has come early this year for subscribers of The Associated Press, which just launched its new video delivery service. Now broadcast clients can have AP receive videos directly to their email through a Media Port file-based service. No word yet on what sort of vide... [FishbowlNY]

The AP Gets Into Social Media With Climate Change Conference Coverage - Posted December 2, 2009
The Associated Press may be getting stingy about aggregators infringing on their copyrighted material, but the news wire isn't above using social ne... [FishbowlNY]

Everyone Still Wary Of Murdoch's Bing Deal - Posted November 30, 2009
The big news right before Thanksgiving turned us all into sleepy zombies was Rupert Murdoch's plans to take all his News Corp. and ... [FishbowlNY]

After The Fall, The New Wave Of Media's Future - Posted November 30, 2009
It's a treat to return from the long holiday weekend to a stirring and heartfelt exposition of the world of media in New York today, courtesy of New York Times media columnist David Carr... [FishbowlNY]

More Info Emerges About AP Layoffs - Posted November 18, 2009
The Associated Press may be staying mum about the number of staffers laid off yesterday, but more information about how many and who have been cut ... [FishbowlNY]

Reuters Hosts Panel On "Shaky" Audience-Media Relationships - Posted November 13, 2009
Last night at the Thomson Reuters building in Times Square, Jack Shafer of Slate.com moderated a panel for millennium journalism entitled "Audience and the Media: A Shaky Marriage." The speakers at the event each came from a mainstream ne... [FishbowlNY]

WSJ's San Fran Edition Launches Tomorrow|Rick Warren Pub Folds|Sun's Seeley To Run WSJ's NYC Section|Papers Rescind AP Cancellations|Newspapers Need Ad Sales Now - Posted November 4, 2009
BayNewser: ... [FishbowlNY]

Tribune Co. Is Breaking Up With the Associated Press - Posted November 3, 2009
As international newswires like AFP and The Associated Press begin to regulate how much copy can be taken from their articles, it's not just blogs that are going to feel the pinch. Majo... [FishbowlNY]

Associated Press Plans Summit To Quell Employees' Fears - Posted October 30, 2009
With possible layoffs putting The Associated Press on the top of our layoff watch, employees at the newswire are understandably anxious about losing t... [FishbowlNY]

FCC Appoints WSJ Contributor Waldman New Media Advisor - Posted October 29, 2009
The FCC has named Steven Waldman as an adviser to the chairman in its office of strategic planning. According to ... [FishbowlNY]

UGCX Coverage|AP Amends Fairey Countersuit|Conde Launches New iPhone App|HuffPost CEO Hippeau - Posted October 20, 2009
WebNewser, PRNewser: Some coverage of mediabistro.com's user-generated focused conference UGCX today: ... [FishbowlNY]

Abrams Talks PR v. Journalism|Kitfield Wins Third Defense Reporting Prize|Google Won't Buy A Paper|AP Offers Buyouts|A Thrillist.com Party In Pictures - Posted May 21, 2009
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AP Restructures to Provide Washington Coverage to All States - Posted November 17, 2008
Expanded coverage! How often do we get to write that these days? The Associated Press announced today that it will be restructuring regional reporting team in Washington in order to provide "every state with regional representation in the nation's capital by the start of the ... [FishbowlNY]

The AP Celebrates the Election With New Style Rules! - Posted November 12, 2008
The AP has announced that with the new President will come new style rules for referring to Presidents and other heads of state. Per today's release:The Associated Press is adopting a universal style for referring to all heads of state, including the United States... [FishbowlNY]

Tribune Co. Drops Gives Notice to The Associated Press - Posted October 17, 2008
Is this the beginning of the end for the AP? There has been much chatter these last few months about rising prices at The Associated Press, and a number of newspapers have hinted that there were considering discontinuing their use of the servic... [FishbowlNY]

Genetta Adams Appointed AP Entertainment Editor - Posted September 26, 2008
Genetta Adams has been appointed entertainment editor for The Associated Press. Adams was the former assistant managing editor for features and entertainment at ... [FishbowlNY]

Two Views of Sam Zell - Posted March 3, 2008
Sports Illustrated Thinks He's Stupid: ... for considering selling out the name of Wrigley Field. We Think He's Damn Smart: Sam Zell, now Tribune Co. cha... [FishbowlLA]

AP Appoints Daniel Becker To Director of Entertainment Content - Posted January 3, 2008
Former photo assistant makes good. The press release: LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Daniel Becker, national entertainment photo editor for The Associated Press, has been appointed to the newly created post of director of entertainment content. The appointment was announced Thursday by Lou Ferrara, managing editor for sports, ... [FishbowlLA]