Associated Press
Wire Service | Mainstream
The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the world's largest such organization. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers and broadcast stations in the United States, who both contribute stories to it and use material written by its staffers. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States are AP subscribers -- that is, they pay a fee to use AP material but are not members of the cooperative. As of 2005, AP's news is used by 1,700 newspapers, in addition to 5,000 television and radio outlets. Its photo library consists of over 10 million ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
Overview
Media:
Online, Wire Service
Audience:
Very large audience (1M or more) (English)
Scope:
International
Political Viewpoint:
Neutral viewpoint
Owners:
Cooperative of Newspapers, including Gannett, Tribune, Media News, etc. | other | Managers: Burl Osborne, Tom Curley
Research
Contact Info:
Contact Web Form,
Location:
450 W. 33rd St., New York, NY, New York, NY 10001, US
Editorial
Edited By:
Jon Mitchell
Last Edit:
Mar 4, 2011 - 12:57 PM PST
Story Stats
Top Topics:
U.S. (1257), Politics (1174), World (989), Business (627), Sci/Tech (462), Health (237), Bush Administration (216), Presidential Election 2008 (208), Living (190), Obama Administration (179), Local (179), Media (157), Environment (151), Community (139), U.S. Economy (137)...
Top Authors:
Associated Press (58), Matt Apuzzo (22), Laurie Kellman (20), Pete Yost (19), Liz Sidoti (19), Anne Flaherty (16), Ap (16), Seth Borenstein (15), Jennifer Loven (15), Andrew Taylor (14), Nedra Pickler (14), Jim Kuhnhenn (14), Dina Cappiello (14), Martin Crutsinger (13), Lara Jakes Jordan (12)...
Top Formats:
News Report (1558), News (422), Special Report (117), News Analysis (101), Opinion (49), Breaking News (42), Investigative Report (25), Poll (19), Interview (6), Fact Check (5), Other (5), Speech (3), Research (3), Review (3), Comment (2)...
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Milk money: Farm bill could hinge on dairy vote
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Approval of a massive farm bill - and the cost of a gallon of milk - could hinge on a proposed new dairy program the House is expected to vote on this week....via NewsRack -
Fracking fuels water fights in nation's dry spots
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas ...via NewsRack -
SECRET TO PRISM PROGRAM: EVEN BIGGER DATA SEIZURE
bigstory.ap.org: SECRET TO PRISM PROGRAM: EVEN BIGGER DATA SEIZURE — You are here — Home » United States government » Secret to Prism program: Even bigger data ...via Memeorandum -
Google launches Internet-beaming balloons
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) -- Wrinkled and skinny at first, the translucent, jellyfish-shaped balloons that Google released this week from a frozen field in the heart of ...via NewsRack -
Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) -- Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting ...via NewsRack -
DOE secretary to visit Hanford next week
SEATTLE (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell says new federal Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz plans to visit the Hanford Nuclear Reservation next week....via NewsRack -
AZ House passes Medicaid expansion in Brewer win
PHOENIX (AP) -- The Arizona House has passed an $8.8 billion state budget that includes Medicaid expansion and puts Gov. Jan Brewer one Senate vote away from a huge political ...via NewsRack -
Tribal leaders focus on energy development hurdles
SANDIA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) -- Federal and tribal politics and bureaucracy remain some of the reasons energy development has been so difficult in Indian Country, American Indian ...via NewsRack -
Cheaper solar panels fuel rise in renewable energy
BERLIN (AP) -- A dramatic drop in the price of solar power technology last year helped the continued growth of renewable energy, according to a U.N.-backed report published ...via NewsRack -
APNewsBreak: IG faults payments to ex-Rep. Wilson
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Energy Department's inspector general says former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson collected $450,000 in questionable payments from the nation's federally ...via NewsRack
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