Steven Grattan named Amazon correspondent
In a memo to staff, Global Climate and Environment News Director Peter Prengaman announced that Steven Grattan will join AP as an Amazon correspondent, based in Bogota, Colombia:
Courtney Bonnell named national security and foreign policy editor
In a memo to staff on Tuesday, Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson and Deputy Washington Bureau Chief Michael Tackett announced that Courtney Bonnell will join AP’s team in Washington as the new national security and foreign policy editor.
An ‘indispensable role’ in US elections
As the 2024 presidential campaign gets underway, Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson and David Scott, vice president and head of news strategy and operations, outline AP’s election coverage priorities and focus on explanatory journalism.
Rajkumar, Ohm to lead global investigations
In a memo to staff on Monday, Ron Nixon, vice president for news, investigative, enterprise, and grants and partnerships, announced that Mary Rajkumar and Jeannie Ohm will co-lead AP's award-winning investigative team and work across the organization to develop and produce in-depth investigative projects:
‘20 Days in Mariupol’ nominated for Academy Award
The AP-Frontline documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” a harrowing retelling of the Russian siege of the Ukrainian port city, has earned an Academy Award nomination in the Documentary Feature Film category.