Texas paper debuts AP Money & Markets pages
The Associated Press Money & Markets Extra debuted Sunday in the Amarillo Globe-News. Karen Smith Welch of the Globe-News writes, “The new content package from AP ‘is designed to help readers understand the story of money — what important financial market and economic developments mean for their wallets and tips for how to manage their […]
Company helping AP write automated earnings stories is acquired
Automated Insights, the Durham, N.C.-based company that has been helping the Associated Press use computers to write company earnings stories, announced Thursday that it has been acquired. Its new owner is Vista Equity Partners, which also owns sports data company STATS LLC. Terms were not disclosed. Automated Insights raised $5.5 million in Series B funding […]
AP boosts its automated earnings story output
The Associated Press, working with Automated Insights and Zacks Investment Research, is now automatically generating more than 3,000 stories about U.S. corporate earnings each quarter, a tenfold increase over what AP reporters and editors created previously. AP assistant business editor Philana Patterson talked about the automated earnings stories: How does AP ensure quality control? Quality […]
Florida paper replacing WSJ Sunday with AP content
Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers in Florida are replacing the WSJ Sunday content in its paper with content from the Associated Press. Editor Mark Tomasik writes, “Starting Feb. 15, we will introduce a business section The Associated Press will produce for us. It will be a mix of personal finance and stock market content. Like the […]
AP biz reporters shuffle beats
Associated Press business editor Lisa Gibbs sent out the following announcement to the staff: Hey everyone, a few announcements: First, Ken Sweet is going to take on the banking beat. As you all probably know, for a while now the markets team and a cast of others have been dividing responsibilities for this coverage. Ken […]
AP biz editor Gibbs talks about her job, business journalism
Longtime business journalist Lisa Gibbs became the Associated Press business editor in August, overseeing more than 65 business reporters and editors worldwide. Since that time, she has been traveling around the world to familiarize herself with AP’s business coverage. Before joining the AP, Gibbs was at Money magazine, where she was a three-time finalist for […]
AP names assistant biz editor
Associated Press business editor Lisa Gibbs sent the following announcement to the staff: It gives me great pleasure to announce that Philana Patterson is being promoted to Assistant Business Editor, effective immediately. In her new role, Philana will become more deeply involved in guiding the daily news report, ambitious enterprise and strategic initiatives. She will […]
AP names Europe business editor
Carlo Piovano, who joined the Associated Press business desk in London as an editor at the height of the global financial crisis, has been promoted to AP’s Europe business editor. An AP story states, “Piovano, 36, will oversee breaking news and enterprise business coverage throughout Europe, coordinating between business staffers in London, Frankfurt and Moscow […]
AP biz editor Gibbs to receive SABEW’s President’s Award
Lisa Gibbs, newly appointed business editor of The Associated Press, will be recognized by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers with one of its highest honors, the President’s Award. Gibbs will receive the honor Thursday evening, Oct. 9, at the inaugural McGraw Symposium to be held at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism […]
International Biz Times names AP’s Simons its business editor
International Business Times editor in chief Peter Goodman sent out the following staff announcement on Friday: We’re thrilled to share word that John Simons is joining our growing newsroom as our new Business Editor. John is an outstanding journalist and all-around excellent guy who has made every place he has ever worked better and more […]
