AP appoints Parra as news director for Southern Europe
The Associated Press has promoted Aritz Parra to news director for Southern Europe, based in Madrid. He will oversee the Southern region, including Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Parra has been with the Associated Press for more than 10 years, holding various roles, including producer and video journalist, senior producer and chief correspondent. […]
AP, Ida B. Wells Society and Maynard collaborate to improve newsroom diversity
The following excerpt was sent out via press release: The Associated Press, The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting and The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education today announced plans to work together to improve diversity in newsrooms and news reports through journalistic and leadership training and more inclusive storytelling. The Inclusive Journalism Initiative is […]
AP names Sloan deputy Washington bureau chief
The Associated Press has appointed U.S. political editor Steven Sloan to the post of deputy Washington bureau chief for U.S. politics and elections. In his new role, Sloan will be leading a broader effort on the AP’s part to expand its approach to politics, democracy and elections coverage in the U.S. An AP announcement reads: […]
AP taps Thompson to lead Education Reporting Network
Chrissie Thompson will be joining The Associated Press as director of the Education Reporting Network. An excerpt from the memo sent to staff reads: “In this role, she will serve as the head of a new program designed to drive accountability reporting on the lasting impacts of the pandemic on education, and lift local newsrooms’ […]
AP’s Miller appointed Pulitzer Prize administrator
The Associated Press vice president and global enterprise editor Marjorie Miller has been named the new administrator if the Pulitzer Prizes. Her new role begins on April 11. Miller joined the Associated Press in 2010 as the regional editor of Latin America and Caribbean. In 2015, she moved to New York and helped oversee daily […]
Associated Press names Mesquita news director for Cuba and the Caribbean
The Associated Press has appointed Cristiana Mesquita news director for Cuba and the Caribbean. She will be based in the Havana, Cuba, bureau. Mesquita has covered every major event in Latin America over the past 2 decades. Recently, she served as a video producer at the Associated Press. Previously, she also held the post of […]
Associated Press promotes Jordan to news director for Europe and Africa
The Associated Press has tapped James Jordan as news director for Europe and Africa, based in the London bureau. He recently served as deputy news director for Europe. Prior to joining the Associated Press as executive producer for global video in 2016, Jordan was at ITN, where he worked as a news editor, deputy head […]
Associated Press appoints Lobet climate accountability editor
Ingrid Lobet has joined The Associated Press as a climate accountability editor. Recently, she has been working freelance writing about energy transition and the climate tech sector. She was also a senior editor at The Energy Gang podcast from Greentech Media in California, which talks about climate change, energy business and energy policy. She was […]
Kothia joins ITV News as assistant news editor
ITV News has hired Khadija Kothia as an assistant news editor, covering news across London, the UK, and the foreign desks. She joins from The Associated Press, where she was a UK news reporter intern, and most recently worked as a freelance assistant video producer. She has also interned at Bloomberg, EachOther in London, and […]
AP adds three to global investigative team
The following excerpt memo was sent to staff by AP global investigations editor Ron Nixon and deputy global investigations editor Alison Kodjak: We are pleased to announce three new additions to the AP global investigative team: Grace Ekpu, Sarah El Deeb and Helen Wieffering. Grace was previously a senior multimedia journalist with the BBC covering […]
