Role Changes at AP
Tom Berman has been named central region editor for The Associated Press in Chicago, overseeing coverage across the Midwest region, including 14 states from Texas to the Midwest. He replaces David...
View ArticleAP Announces Mesfin Fekadu as Music Editor
Mesfin Fekadu was named music editor at the Associated Press. He began covering music in 2012 with the news service, having joined in May 2008. Prior to this, he interned with MTV, NBC, Showtime and...
View ArticleLindsay Whitehurst Joins Associated Press
Lindsay Whitehurst has joined the Associated Press as a reporter covering law enforcement, after covering higher education and LGBT issues for The Salt Lake Tribune since December 2012. Prior to...
View ArticleKathleen Ronayne to Board the Associated Press
Kathleen Ronayne is set to join the Associated Press in September as a state house reporter covering New Hampshire politics and government from the news service’s Concord, New Hampshire bureau....
View ArticleKimberly Pierceall Joins the AP
Kimberly Pierceall was named reporter for the Associated Press based out of the Las Vegas bureau. She was most recently a reporter covering local news in Irvine, California for The Orange County...
View ArticleMichael Catalini Jumps to the Associated Press
Staff correspondent Michael Catalini is jumping ship from the National Journal for a position as a state house reporter for the Associated Press‘ Trenton, New Jersey bureau. Catalini, who is expected...
View ArticleAP Shuffles Middle East Staff
The Associated Press has hired Lynne O’Donnell to serve as Kabul, Afghanistan bureau chief. She replaces Patrick Quinn, who is now an editor and supervisor on the AP’s Middle East regional desk in...
View ArticleKristin Gazlay Promoted
The Associated Press has promoted Kristin Gazlay to director of top stories. She was previously the managing editor for financial news, global training, and state news. She has been with the AP since...
View ArticleKate de Pury Joins Associated Press in Russia
Kate de Pury has been named news director for Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) for the Associated Press based in Moscow. She was previously with the AP from 2002 to 2005 as content...
View ArticleAP Promotes Victor Caivano
Victor Caivano has been promoted to news director for the Southern Cone countries at the Associated Press. He will be based out of the Buenos Aires, Argentina bureau covering Argentina, Chile, Paraguay...
View ArticleChanges in AP Staff
The Associated Press has announced some role changes for staffers as well as two new hires. Josef Federman has been named bureau chief in Jerusalem, most recently a news editor for the bureau since...
View ArticleLindsey Bahr Exits EW For AP
Lindsey Bahr has announced her departure from Entertainment Weekly to join the Associated Press as a film writer. She begins in the new role Nov. 10, and will remain based in Los Angeles. Bahr most...
View ArticleAP Ups Krista Larson
Krista Larson has been named West Africa bureau chief for the Associated Press. Based in Dakar, Senegal, she most recently covered the Ebola outbreak in the region. She first moved in Dakar in 2012 to...
View ArticleAP Hires Seth Robbins
Seth Robins will join the Associated Press San Antonio bureau on Jan. 5 as a correspondent covering central and south Texas. He previously worked as a freelance journalist in Central America. Follow...
View ArticleFergus Bell Exits Associated Press
Fergus Bell, social media and user-generated content editor for the Associated Press, has left the news service based in London. He has joined SAM, a Canadian-based curation platform billed as a...
View ArticleAP Correspondent Juan Carlos Llorca Passes Away
Cision Blog regrets to inform its readers that Juan Carlos Llorca has passed away. He was a correspondent covering immigration and the drug war along the U.S.-Mexico border for the Associated Press in...
View ArticleChanges at Associated Press
Jim Van Anglen was named Deep South editor for the Associated Press, overseeing state news for Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. He is based in Atlanta and focuses on enterprise and...
View ArticleLinda Deutsch Retires From AP
Special correspondent Linda Deutsch has retired from the Associated Press, where she covered high-profile celebrity trials and major court cases in Los Angeles and on the West Coast. Deutsch had been...
View ArticleAP Ups Philana Patterson
Philana Patterson was named the assistant business editor for the Associated Press. She was previously the small business editor for the news service since May 2007. “Like” the Associated Press on...
View ArticleChanges at Associated Press
Ken Sweet and Alex Veiga are shaking things up at the Associated Press. Sweet will now be covering banking, lending and credit cards and scores. Viega will cover the housing market as well as personal...
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