AP <\/a> is a nonprofit news agency in the United States. Its members include newspapers, television stations, magazines and other media outlets in the United States. Its reports are produced in English, Spanish, and Arabic. Its articles and reports have been the subject of numerous awards, including 56 Pulitzer Prizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Associated Press was first formed in May 1846 by five daily newspapers in New York City. The goal was to share the costs of transmitting news about the Mexican-American War. The group was organized by Moses Yale Beach, the second publisher of The Sun. He was soon joined by The New York Herald, the Courier, the Enquirer, and The Journal of Commerce. In 1849, the New-York Tribune also joined. In September 1851, the New York Times was incorporated into the AP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the name, AP has no monopoly on news reporting or news pictures in the United States. In fact, its by-laws prevent non-members from purchasing news copy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AP’s website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
There’s been some controversy surrounding the AP’s authenticity of news coverage of the U.S. presidential election, and some are wondering if the news organization is being balanced in its reporting. The AP has been accused of reporting largely left-wing news and lacking the perspective of those who disagree with its stance. A recent example is its coverage of the controversial decision by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to exclude DACA recipients and foreign students from emergency college grants. The article focused on quoting those opposed to the new rule without providing any perspectives from those who were in favor of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Associated Press is the oldest and largest news agency in the United States. It’s independent, non-government-funded, and is often the first to report breaking news. The AP’s mission is to promote public accountability and transparency in government, and it does that through its newsgathering efforts. In fact, the AP has more experience than any other news agency, and its journalism is backed by a fierce commitment to ensuring the public’s right to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, a recent survey of more than 2,000 people across the political spectrum found that AP’s content was not unbiased. The majority of respondents found the content to be either Center-Right or Lean Left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AP’s satire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
In the United States, there’s a satire website that claims that U.S. president Biden had plans to sell Alaska to Russia. Another website reports that actor Sean Penn visited Ukraine in November 2021. Both of these stories are false. While this is satire, the underlying conflict between Russia and Ukraine is real.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When it comes to online news, authenticity is key. When you’re reading a site, be sure to check the background information on the organization, leadership and mission. In addition, look for a statement of ethics. The language used should be simple, without hyperbole or exaggeration. If the site doesn’t provide this information, you may need […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":23799,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5968],"tags":[8231,8232],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23798"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23800,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23798\/revisions\/23800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}