New roles for Ake and McCrudden at AP
The Associated Press has named director of photography David Ake assistant managing editor. He retains both roles. Ake has been with the AP for 15 years and has also served as deputy chief of bureau for visual journalism. Derl McCrudden, deputy managing editor, will now focus on video and audio, including emerging opportunities in streaming […]
AP taps Barrett for digital content and audience growth
Amanda Barrett, deputy managing editor at The Associated Press, has taken on a broader responsibility for digital content and efforts to grow audience. This new role will be in addition to her responsibilities involving the Nerve Center, News staff diversity, and inclusive storytelling. Barrett has been with the AP for more than 13 years. She […]
AP appoints Scott as VP news and managing editor for operations, products and production
Deputy managing editor, operations, at The Associated Press David Scott has been named vice president for news and managing editor for operations, products and production. In this expanded role, he serves as news’ primary liaison with revenue, products and technology. Scott has held various roles at AP, including staff writer, day supervisor for Missouri/Kansas, North […]
AP names Pace and Giarrusso assistant managing editors
Julie Pace and Michael Giarrusso have been appointed assistant managing editors at The Associated Press. Pace has been with AP for more than 14 years, joining as a White House reporter. She then became chief White House correspondent before recently serving as Washington bureau chief. She has also worked as a multimedia reporter at The […]
AP appoints Januszewski VP of global biz development
The Associated Press has named Tom Januszewski vice president of global business development, a critical new revenue leadership role. Januszewski will be heading the news agency’s business development initiatives globally and will be responsible for driving revenue growth, building out content and service lines, introducing new revenue channels and leading a team focused on new […]
AP names Bratton as U.S. enterprise editor
The Associated Press has appointed Anna Jo Bratton U.S. enterprise editor on the global enterprise team. She will be working from Phoenix, where she has served as deputy director of newsgathering for the U.S. West. In that role, she oversaw breaking news and enterprise across 13 states. Bratton has been with the AP for more […]
AP’s Kennedy to join NY Times as White House editor
The following excerpt announcement was sent out byThe New York Times Washington bureau chief Elisabeth Bumiller: All, I’m thrilled to announce that Elizabeth Kennedy, a longtime editor and reporter at in Washington and in capitals across the Middle East, Asia and Africa, will be our new White House editor. For the past three and a […]
NY Times hires three on the Live team
The following announcement was sent out by The New York Times assistant managing editor Marc Lacey: With our desire to bring more readers into New York Times journalism as it’s breaking, through briefings, blogs, chats and more, it is clear that 2021 will be the Year of Live. To help the newsroom build on all […]
Expert.ai, AP partner to provide content classification
Expert.ai is collaborating with the Associated Press to provide the latter with its industry-leading platform for natural language understanding and content classification. The collaboration will be part of AP’s global news distribution process and Expert.ai’s platform will “enrich news content with descriptive metadata to provide AP clients with enhanced search and discovery options, driving intuitive […]
Associated Press hires Gamboa as philanthropy editor
Glenn Gamboa has joined the business department at the Associated Press as a philanthropy editor. Previously, he was a managing editor at Karma. There, he assigned and edited daily stories, projects and newsletters for socially conscious business news site, managing staff of three full-time journalists and numerous freelancers among managing other tasks. He was also […]
