Associated Press

Major wire service

The Associated Press is a nonprofit news agency headquartered in New York, founded in 1846.

It supplies news stories, photographs, and video to newspapers, broadcasters, and digital outlets worldwide.

Often abbreviated AP: according to an AP report, AP style.

The AP Stylebook is a widely used guide for journalism writing conventions.

rivals

Reuters

London-based wire service

  • BloombergFinancial information conglomerate
  • UPIIndian instant payment system
  • XinhuaChinese government news service
journalism

byline

Article author identification

headline · scoop · exclusive · fact-checking · inverted pyramid · wire story · bureau · beat · source · newsworthy

history

1846

Nineteenth-century year

newspapers · founding · oldest · nonprofit · landmark · civil war · photography · Pulitzer Prize · credibility · institution

media

wire service

Organization distributing news widely

coverage · multimedia · network · publication · telecast · footage · update · feed · subscriber · affiliate

Categories
Opposites
news distribution model

Associated PressCNN

American cable news network

NBC News · CBS News · ABC News · Fox News · BBC

organizational structure

Associated PressNews Corp

Global media holding company

media conglomerates · Rupert Murdoch

editorial stance/reputation

Associated PressNational Enquirer

American supermarket tabloid

tabloid journalism · advocacy journalism · yellow journalism

Family

press, pressing, associate, impress, depressed, impression, pressed, association, impressed

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G