AP hires Parvini to cover artificial intelligence
The Associated Press has hired Sarah Parvini to cover artificial intelligence. She will start on Monday. Parvini was covering the video game industry for the Los Angeles Times. As a breaking news reporter at the Times, she chased natural disasters, covered mass shootings and reported on crime. Parvini was part of the team that won the 2016 […]
AP to expand coverage of artificial intelligence
The Associated Press will expand its coverage of artificial intelligence and provide training to newsrooms on how to cover AI across every beat with funding from the Omidyar Network and the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. The two grants will give the global news organization an ability to produce investigations on the technology and add to […]
Savage to cover women in the workforce for the AP
Associated Press reporter Claire Savage is now covering women in the workforce. She has been a reporter in Chicago, covering institutions serving young people in Illinois and investigating how well they help youth. Before joining the AP, Savage reported on online disinformation, with an emphasis on inaccurate COVID-19 and vaccine claims, for Agence France-Presse in Washington, D.C. […]
AP hires Pineda for climate and environment team
Associated Press climate and environment news director Peter Prengaman announced that Dorany Pineda will join AP to cover the intersection of Latinos, water, climate and environment in the U.S. Prengaman writes: Dorany, based in Los Angeles, comes to us from the Los Angeles Times, where she spent a year as an environmental reporter covering many […]
AP names Rubinsky its global business editor
Associated Press deputy head of newsgathering Michael Giarrusso sent out the following on Friday: I’m very excited to announce that Cara Rubinsky is the AP’s new Global Business Editor. Every team that Cara has led or worked with immediately became more collaborative and more responsive to breaking news. She knows how to juggle multiple breaking […]
St. John hired by the AP to cover climate solutions
Former Business Insider autos reporter Alexa St. John has been hired by the Associated Press to cover climate solutions. She wrote on Twitter: It’s a privilege to be able to cover a beat this vital and dynamic, and to have the opportunity to learn from such an impressive group of reporters and editors. So excited to […]
Lowy, former AP transportation reporter, dies at 66
Joan Lowy, who spent the final decade of her career covering transportation issues for The Associated Press, died Wednesday from cancer. She was 66. The AP’s Darlene Superville writes, “Ken Guggenheim, who was Lowy’s editor before she went on leave in 2018 to focus on her illness, said she was smart, dogged and no-nonsense. “Lowy […]
Associated Press hires Tang to cover Asian affairs
Didi Tang will join The Associated Press’ Washington bureau as a reporter to cover Asian affairs. Previously, she worked at The Associated Press from March 2012 to July 2017 as a correspondent. Recently, Tang served as a Beijing correspondent at The Times of London, where she has worked for six years. She also reported for […]
Associated Press seeks a digital engagement editor, Los Angeles, California
The Associated Press seeks three U.S.-based engagement editors to join our growing team of diverse journalists focused on digital audiences. We’re looking for journalists with curiosity, drive and creativity. You’re someone who has a rich understanding of how news travels on site, social, search, newsletters and other platforms. Responsibilities: You will report to a news […]
Associated Press seeks a digital engagement editor in Louisville
The Associated Press seeks three U.S.-based engagement editors to join our growing team of diverse journalists focused on digital audiences. We’re looking for journalists with curiosity, drive and creativity. You’re someone who has a rich understanding of how news travels on site, social, search, newsletters and other platforms. Responsibilities: You will report to a news […]