AP names Schneider assistant news director for Great Lakes
The Associated Press has appointed Roger Schneider to the post of assistant news director for the Great Lakes. He has been a news editor at the AP since 2015. Schneider has worked in Milwaukee, Detroit and Chicago. He developed and assigned stories, planned coverage, recruited and trained staff, handled breaking news and promoted coverage on […]
AP names Forliti assistant news director – Midwest
The Associated Press has appointed Amy Forliti to the post of assistant news director – Midwest. She has been with the Associated Press for 24 years. In her new role, Forliti will lead a team of text reporters, photographers and videojournalists in AP’s seven-state Midwest region. Forliti joined as a news reporter, and later served […]
AP names Ahmed VP of news for digital platforms
Saeed Ahmed will join The Associated Press as VP of news for digital platforms. “In this senior leadership role, Saeed will lead our efforts to deepen engagement with audiences on APNews, social media and other emerging digital platforms, with the goal of bringing AP’s world class journalism to more people, in more modern ways,” reports […]
AP hires Lakshmanan as global enterprise editor
Indira Lakshmanan has joined The Associated Press as global enterprise editor. An award-winning journalist, she has reported from more than 80 countries. Recently, Lakshmanan served as senior executive editor and VP of news and features at National Geographic. She freelanced for WAMU-FM 88.5 and was executive editor of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. She […]
Salazar joins AP to build newsletters, emerging platforms
The Associated Press has hired Sydney Salazar as a product manager to build newsletters and other emerging platforms. Her tweet reads, “This is a dream job where I’ll get to work on an amazing digital product team expanding the reach of the AP’s world renowned journalists!” Salazar was at Protocol, where she was a marketing […]
AP promotes Balsamo to US law enforcement news editor
The Associated Press has tapped Mike Balsamo to serve as U.S. law enforcement news editor. Recently, he was a lead reporter covering the Justice Department and federal law enforcement. Balsamo has been with the AP for more than eight years. Previously, he covered the federal and local law enforcement in Los Angeles and across Southern […]
Schanen swaps AP for WaPo
The Washington Post has hired Naomi Schanen as a breaking news reporter/video producer in the London hub. Schanen “will write stories and produce videos about the biggest global stories as they develop during the day in Europe.” At the Associated Press, Schanen freelanced as a radio correspondent. She also served as a live video content curator. […]
AP reporter Christie departs
Bob Christie, a politics reporter at The Associated Press tweeted: “After 17 years with The Associated Press as a political reporter and editor based in Phoenix, I worked my last shift this past week. It is bittersweet – this is the world’s best news organization and I hate to think I can no longer say […]
AP appoints Wilber D.C. investigations editor
The Associated Press has appointed Del Quentin Wilber to the post of Washington investigations editor. Recently, Wilber was a White House editor at the Los Angeles Times. Talking to TBN, Wilber said, “I am very excited to join the AP, a fantastic organization that has spent 176 years reporting on the world. I have long […]
Associated Press shares midterm election coverage plans
The following excerpt press release was sent out: The Associated Press, the most trusted source of information on election night with a history of accuracy dating to 1848, will offer that expertise to its customers and the public across all platforms when it counts the vote and covers the results of the Nov. 8 midterm […]
