Associated Press

Not to be confused with Australian Associated Press or Associated Press of Pakistan.

The Associated Press
Company typeNot-for-profit cooperative[1]
IndustryNews media
FoundedMay 22, 1846; 178 years ago (1846-05-22)[2]
Headquarters
200 Liberty Street, New York City, New York, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsWire service
RevenueDecrease US$510.135 million (2017)[3]
Decrease US$-73.966 million (2017)[3]
Number of employees
3,300
Website

The Associated Press (AP)[4] is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are distributed to its members, major U.S. daily newspapers and radio and television broadcasters. Since the award was established in 1917, the AP has earned 59 Pulitzer Prizes, including 36 for photography. The AP is also known for its widely used AP Stylebook, its AP polls tracking NCAA sports, and its election polls and results during US elections.

By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters.[5] The AP operates 235 news bureaus in 94 countries, and publishes in English, Spanish, and Arabic.[6] It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides twice hourly newscasts and daily sportscasts for broadcast and satellite radio and television stations. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States are AP subscribers, paying a fee to use AP material without being contributing members of the cooperative. As part of their cooperative agreement with the AP, most member news organizations grant automatic permission for the AP to distribute their local news reports.

  1. ^ "Leadership Team". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Documents Shed New Light on Birth of AP; Wire Older Than Originally Thought". Editor & Publisher. January 31, 2006. Archived from the original on July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Consolidated Financial Statements" (PDF). Associated Press. April 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Associated Press, The". AP Stylebook. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "2016 Consolidated Financial Statements" (PDF). Associated Press. April 5, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "AP by the Numbers". Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.