Video journalist hightails it to the heart of disaster in Texas
With quick thinking and immediate action, an AP video journalist beat even the first responders to the scene of a disaster in West, Texas. AP Managing Editor for State News Kristin Gazlay explains:
Behind the news of the marathon: data crunching and photo verification
Personal tales of Boston marathoners came together after The Associated Press analyzed images and data, including the finishing times recorded by chips on competitors』 bibs, to pinpoint some of the runners who were in the finish line area when the bombs went off.
How an AP reporter found $50 billion buried in federal fine print
In the “Beat of the Week” memos to staff, AP Senior Managing Editor for U.S. News Mike Oreskes tells the stories behind the top news of recent days. In his latest note, he lauds the persistent, meticulous reporting of Washington-based health care reporter Ricardo Alonso-Zalvidar, who also is advising AP reporters across the country in covering the rollout of the Affordable Care Act:
Ahead of prison, Amish community gives journalists rare access
By gaining the trust of an Amish community in Ohio, a resourceful team of multiformat journalists were given rare access to tell their story. In a memo to staff, Managing Editor for State News Kristin Gazlay explains:
Exposing behind-the-scenes efforts by US to aid Syrian opposition
In 「Beat of the Week」 memos to staff, AP Senior Managing Editor for U.S. News Mike Oreskes tells the stories behind the top news of recent days. His latest memo describes the dogged source work, in the Middle East and Washington, that went into recent AP reports of U.S. involvement in the Syrian civil war: