Topic: “Behind the news”

Posted in Announcements

New Asia-Pacific leadership team is named

, by Lauren Easton

Asia-Pacific News Director Ted Anthony announced Monday a new multiformat leadership team for the region, sending this memo to his staff:

Posted in Behind the News

How data journalism tools localized Trump’s travel ban

, by Lauren Easton

A staff memo by State Government Editor Tom Verdin describes how, in the chaotic days that followed President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, a data journalist helped AP member news organizations and customers “localize a story of international significance”:

Posted in Behind the News

What we fact-check and why

, by Lauren Easton

In a memo to staff Tuesday, Vice President for Standards John Daniszewski reviewed AP’s general fact-checking policies:

Posted in Behind the News

A multiformat view of U.S. political scene

, by Lauren Easton

A staff memo by Chris Sullivan, editor of AP's national reporting team, describes how AP’s presence across the country allowed staffers in all formats to provide a “unique window” into the U.S. political climate ahead of President Donald Trump’s inauguration:

Posted in Behind the News

'I want to be with Carrie': Confirming the Reynolds and Fisher deaths

, by Lauren Easton

When actress Carrie Fisher died and her mother Debbie Reynolds passed a day later, AP was determined to confirm the news.

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