by Sydney Smith on Aug 28, 2012
Fake AP Story ‘Inadvertently’ Published, News Sites Remove Sports Story
News outlets published a "test story" from the Associated Press by accident, and are now unpublishing the fake sports story. ...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 15, 2012
New AP Style Guide for Reporting on the 2012 U.S. Elections
The Associated Press released a new guide for the upcoming U.S. presidential election, advising journalists on standards, definitions and more,...
by Wasim Ahmad on Jul 30, 2012
May I Have Your Name, Sir? How Important is it for Photojournalists to Ask for Names?
While decisions about what photographs to run are up to editors, what are the responsibilities of the photojournalist to name...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 27, 2012
New Social Media Guidelines at the AP Again
The Associated Press has new social media guidelines that permit breaking news on Twitter, Journalism.co.uk reported. As Journalism.co.uk explained, staff...
by David W. Moore on Jun 23, 2012
Conflicting Polls on Obama, Romney Election Standings – Bloomberg versus Associated Press
On June 20, Bloomberg released a new poll showing President Barack Obama leading Mitt Romney by 13 points, 53% to...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2012
Meltwater Sues AP over Copyright Lawsuits Press Release
Meltwater issuing the Associated Press for libel over the AP's February 2012 press release announcing the AP's copyright infringement lawsuit...
by Sydney Smith on Mar 24, 2012
AP Names Govt Officials Who Asked to be Anonymous during Sunshine Week
The Associated Press ignored a White House request for anonymity, Yahoo News Dylan Stableford reported. According to Yahoo News, the...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 16, 2012
AP Updates its Stylebook on Concentration Camps, Polish Foundation’s Petition for Change has 300,000K Names
The Associated Press has updated its stylebook to advise against using the phrase "Polish death camps," the Kosciuszko Foundation's president...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 15, 2012
AP Error: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Statue to Cost €81K not €81 Million
Despite the Associated Press' initial Feb. 13 story, a "planned statue in a Paris suburb that is to be modeled...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 14, 2012
AP Stylebook: Don’t Use Phrase ‘Illegitimate Child’
The Associated Press Stylebook added an entry for "illegitimate child," Poynter's Mallary Jean Tenore reported Feb. 13. However, the AP...