Fighting to inform the public
In an interview on the PBS “NewsHour,” AP Executive Editor Sally Buzbee addressed the importance of press access and explained why journalists sometimes need to cite anonymous sources.
Renewing vows to the 'might of journalism'
As AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll accepted the 2016 Front Page Award for Lifetime Achievement in New York on Thursday night, she challenged fellow journalists to reaffirm their commitment to transparency, accountability and press freedom.
Calling on governments to create ‘a culture of safety for journalism’
A UNESCO conference in Paris sought to attract decision makers of news organizations so they could share good practices on the safety of journalists and “more proactively highlight the issue of journalist safety.”
News leaders to Kerry: Free Jason Rezaian
Kathleen Carroll, senior vice president and executive editor of The Associated Press, has joined with other heads of news organizations in signing a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry calling on him to press his efforts to win the release of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, jailed in Iran.
AP’s Gannon: Being a journalist 'comes with a price'
On Tuesday night in New York, the Committee to Protect Journalists will present AP international correspondent Kathy Gannon with the Burton Benjamin Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in the cause of press freedom.