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    Associated Press is a not-for-profit news cooperative that provides news gathering, reporting, and distribution services. The Company produces stories, news reports, headlines, and summaries in text forms tailored to the interests of audiences, as well as offers audio news and information. It also provides various audio cuts, including actualities, correspondent reports, wraps, and natural sounds; and an Internet-delivered archive of entertainment, lifestyle, news, sports, and business audio. The Company delivers video news and events, global and regional news, entertainment, lifestyle, and sports video content to broadcasters and digital publishers; and news in the form of photos, graphics, interactives, multimedia, and digital, as well as provides content services for companies, and other government services.

    TypePrivate
    Founded1846
    HQNew York, NY, USMap
    Websiteap.org
    Employee Ratings4More
    Overall CultureFMore
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    Employees (est.) (Nov 2021)3,798
    Job Openings14
    Cybersecurity ratingCMore
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    Key People/Management at Associated Press

    Emily L. Barr

    Emily L. Barr

    Director
    Brian Hopman

    Brian Hopman

    VP, General Manager
    Gary Pruitt

    Gary Pruitt

    President, Chief Executive Officer
    Peter Costanzo

    Peter Costanzo

    Director of Programming, Americas Media
    Michael Fabiano

    Michael Fabiano

    Vice President & General Manager, Americas Media
    Robert Brown

    Robert Brown

    Director
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    Associated Press Office Locations

    Associated Press has offices in New York, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Augusta and in 40 other locations
    New York, NY, US (HQ)
    200 Liberty St
    Albuquerque, NM, US
    Albuquerque, NM, USA
    Atlanta, GA, US
    Atlanta, GA, USA
    Augusta, GA, US
    Augusta, GA, USA
    Austin, TX, US
    Austin, TX, USA
    Baton Rouge, LA, US
    Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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    Associated Press Financials and Metrics

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    Founding Date

    		1846

    Associated Press Cybersecurity Score

    Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

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    79/100

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    Associated Press Company Culture

    • Overall Culture

      F

      48/100

    • CEO Rating

      D-

      57/100

    • Compensation

      F

      44/100

    • Diversity

      F

      45/100

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    Associated Press News and Updates

    October 08, 2021

    New Category of NFT: The Associated Press Authorizes Metalist Lab to Release Unique Moments Collection

    NEW YORK, Oct. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recently, Metalist Lab has announced a partnership with the Associated Press. And it is authorized by AP to release unique moments collection in the near future. For 175 years, the Associated Press has provided the world with accurate and fast news repor…
    September 11, 2021

    Associated Press Deletes 9/11 Nickelback Tweet: It ‘Was In Poor Taste’

    AP Planner took down a tweet that had commemorated Sept. 11 as the 20th anniversary of Nickelback's "Silver Side Up."
    August 23, 2021

    Video Intelligence Announces New Collaboration to Deliver Associated Press Video Content Contextually

    NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- video intelligence [vi] and The Associated Press [AP] have struck a new deal that will see vi deliver AP content contextually to its publishing partners. This means publishers who use vi's contextual video matching service will now have access to AP...
    May 22, 2021

    A young journalist who was fired from the Associated Press after pro-Palestine activism and social media posts resurfaced says the outlet made her a 'scapegoat'

    Summary List PlacementA journalist who believes she was fired from the Associated Press in connection with tweets in which she advocated against the Israeli military has spoken out. Emily Wilder began working for the AP as a news associate on May 3. About two weeks later, the news agency fired her…
    May 17, 2021

    A former Associated Press editor suggested that Hamas did have offices in the agency's Gaza City building, which Israel destroyed over the weekend

    Summary List PlacementA former Associated Press editor has suggested that the Hamas militant group did indeed have offices at the Gaza building that Israel destroyed over the weekend. Israel launched an airstrike on the al-Jalaa tower in Gaza City, which houses media outlets like the AP and Al Jaz…
    May 16, 2021

    Blinken speaks with Associated Press CEO after Israeli airstrike destroys Gaza office

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Associated Press CEO Gary Pruitt on Saturday after an Israeli airstrike destroyed the outlet's local media office in the Gaza Strip, which also housed the Al Jazeera office.Why it matters: "The world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because …
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    Associated Press Blogs

    November 25, 2021

    Women step up, fill the gaps in Burkina Faso's virus fight

    Photos Sophie Garcia | Text Sam Mednick
    November 18, 2021

    Gabon is last bastion of endangered African forest elephants

    Photos Jerome Delay | Text Farai Mutsaka
    November 15, 2021

    'You can't even cry loudly': Counting Ethiopia's war dead

    The man who counts the dead sees them everywhere.They’re in the handwritten lists of names smuggled out of a region cut off from the world by war. They’re in the images of people shot and tossed off a cliff, tortured and pushed into a river, left unburied for days. They’re announced by grieving fami…
    November 11, 2021

    Now silent under Taliban, a Kabul cinema awaits its fate

    Photos Bram Janssen
    November 08, 2021

    'Nothing else here': Why it's so hard for world to quit coal

    Every day, Raju gets on his bicycle and unwillingly pedals the world a tiny bit closer to climate catastrophe.Every day, he straps half a dozen sacks of coal pilfered from mines — up to 200 kilograms, or 440 pounds — to the reinforced metal frame of his bike. Driving mostly at night to avoid the pol…
    November 06, 2021

    Dancers silently lose themselves on Venice Beach

    Photos Jae C. Hong
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     Associated Press Frequently Asked Questions

    • When was Associated Press founded?

      Associated Press was founded in 1846.

    • Who are Associated Press key executives?

      Associated Press's key executives are Emily L. Barr, Brian Hopman and Gary Pruitt.

    • How many employees does Associated Press have?

      Associated Press has 3,798 employees.

    • Who are Associated Press competitors?

      Competitors of Associated Press include CNN, Reuters and World Wrestling Entertainment.

    • Where is Associated Press headquarters?

      Associated Press headquarters is located at 200 Liberty St, New York.

    • Where are Associated Press offices?

      Associated Press has offices in New York, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Augusta and in 40 other locations.

    • How many offices does Associated Press have?

      Associated Press has 44 offices.