AP wins 2 RFK Journalism Awards
An investigation exposing widespread abuse in the palm oil industry and searing photos of Ethiopians fleeing war earned The Associated Press two Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards on Thursday.
New team to cover US water issues
With funding from the Walton Family Foundation, AP has added two journalists to cover water issues in the U.S. They start today.
Astrid Galvan named national race writer
In a memo to staff, AP Race and Ethnicity Editor Andale Gross announced that Astrid Galvan starts today as national race writer:
AP statement on comment about Gaza journalists
The Associated Press issued this statement on Saturday in response to a comment that Israel's Channel 12 TV attributed to Israeli Military Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, saying that AP journalists drank coffee with Hamas electronics experts in the cafeteria of the building that housed AP's former bureau in Gaza:
UPDATED: AP statement on destruction of Gaza bureau
UPDATED May 17, 2021: AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt issued this statement on Monday regarding the destruction of AP's Gaza bureau: