AP appoints Barrett VP of standards, inclusion
The following excerpt memo was sent to staff by the Associated Press’ executive editor Julie Pace: For 176 years, The Associated Press has set the standard on standards for news organizations around the world. The authoritative and impactful role AP has played is more important than ever at a moment when trust in media is […]
South China Morning Post reporter Leung departs for the Associated Press
Kanis Leung has joined The Associated Press to cover Hong Kong, Macau and China. Recently, Leung was a reporter at The South China Morning Post, where she covered macroeconomic policies and the impacts of U.S.-China trade tensions on Hong Kong. She worked in Hong Kong as an assistant producer at Reuters and as a political […]
Copp to join AP as a Pentagon correspondent
The Associated Press has appointed Tara Copp as a Pentagon correspondent. Copp will start on Oct. 10. Recently, she was a senior Pentagon correspondent at Defense One in Washington, D.C. She was a national military and veterans correspondent at McClatchy and served as Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times Newspapers – Sightline Media Group. Copp […]
Associated Press names U.S. news leadership team
The following excerpt memo was sent to staff by The Associated Press U.S. news director Josh Hoffner, VP and head of global news production Derl McCrudden, and assistant managing editor for photos David Ake: We are thrilled to announce the appointment of seven talented and experienced journalists to lead the new U.S. News team in a variety of […]
AP names Sen entertainment news editor
The Associated Press has appointed Mallika Sen entertainment news editor, based in New York. Sen begins Oct. 3. An excerpt from the announcement reads: “Mallika has had several roles at the AP, most recently on the East regional desk, where she’s handled numerous major breaking stories. Mallika’s earlier stint on the U.S. overnight shift meant […]
Washington post taps Ebel to serve as Russia correspondent
The following excerpt was sent by The Washington Post’s foreign editor Douglas Jehl, deputy foreign editor Jennifer Amur, interim deputy editor Susan Levine and Russia and Eastern Europe editor David M. Herszenhorn: We’re very happy to announce that Francesca Ebel will join The Post as a Russia correspondent, joining a team dedicated to covering Russia […]
AP appoints five staffers for Middle East posts
The following excerpt was sent out from The Associated Press’s VP and head of global newsgathering Paul Haven and Middle East news director Karin Laub: Riazat Butt has been named news director for Afghanistan and Pakistan, replacing Kathy Gannon who retired in May. Riazat will be based in Islamabad and start Sept. 15. Riazat has worked […]
AP names 14 to its politics, democracy and elections team
The Associated Press’ Washington bureau chief Anna Johnson and deputy Washington bureau chief Steven Sloan announced staffers who will join the politics, democracy and elections team: Steve Peoples, based in New York, will continue as AP’s chief political writer with a focus on the biggest political trends, voter behavior and major statewide campaigns. Bill Barrow, based […]
AP taps Oyan as deputy news director for Local News Success
The Associated Press has promoted Katie Oyan to deputy news director for Local News Success. Oyan joined in 2005 as night supervisor. She then joined the West Desk’s inaugural editing crew in 2009 and has since held various leadership roles on the desk. She served as managing editor of nonprofit news site IndianCountryToday.com and was […]
Sky News hires Harris as sports correspondent
Rob Harris has joined Sky News as a sports correspondent to cover sporting news and events. Recently, Harris was a global sports correspondent at The Associated Press. He previously freelanced for Sky News, Sky Sports, CNN and the BBC. Harris has a B.A. from the University of York in England. You can congratulate York on […]
