AP (Associated Press)

AP News Service: The Associated Press employs some of the best and most experienced journalists in the world. Each is dedicated to the same standards — fairness, balance and accuracy. With a robust network of more than 3,700 employees around the world, AP provides breaking news coverage and compelling enterprise pieces that can’t be found anywhere else.

AP’s news report reflects the full breadth of international, national, state, sports, business and entertainment news and AP’s specialized coverage is widely used at length on newspaper section fronts across the United States and around the world

A P broadcast is the broadcast industry’s leading provider of text, audio, video, production facilities, graphics, photos, and broadcast technology around the world.

Over 5,000 television and radio stations in the United States alone depend on AP Broadcast’s coverage of news, sports, weather, entertainment, business and politics. When news happens — statewide, nationwide and worldwide — AP is there to help radio and television stations get the essential ingredients of the story for on air and online use.

Facts: Founded in 1848, The Associated Press is the backbone of the world’s information system serving thousands of daily newspaper, radio, television and online customers with coverage in all media and news in all formats. It is the largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video for more than one billion people a day.

AP’s mission is to be the essential global news network, providing distinctive news services of the highest quality, reliability and objectivity with reports that are accurate, balanced and informed. AP operates as a not-for-profit cooperative with 3,700 employees working in more than 240 worldwide bureaus.

AP supplies a steady stream of news around the clock to its domestic members, international subscribers and commercial customers. It has the industry’s most sophisticated digital photo network; a 24-hour continuously updated online news service, a state-of-the-art television news service and one of the largest radio networks in the United States. It also has a commercial digital photo archive, a photo library housing more than 10 million images and provides advertising management services.

The Associated Press has received 47 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization in the categories for which it can compete. It has 28 photo Pulitzers, the most of any news organization.

Figures: 242 total bureaus worldwide 1,700 U.S. daily, weekly, non-English and college newspapers 5,000 radio/TV outlets taking AP 1000 AP Radio Network affiliates taking AP Network News 55 taking AP All News Radio, AP’s 24-hour news radio network. 330 International broadcasters who receive AP’s global video news service, APTN, and SNTV, a sports joint venture video service 8,500 International subscribers who receive AP news and photos 121 number of countries served by AP 5 languages, including English, German, Dutch, French and Spanish. International subscribers translate the report into many more languages. 3,700 AP editorials, communications and administrative employees’ worldwide The AP news report is: 24 hours a day 7 days a week

A P Digital is a division of The Associated Press that provides news and information to Web sites, wireless operators, corporate and government desktops, information distributors and other commercial and new media applications.

With multimedia production resources and the ability to deliver information on a variety of technology platforms, AP Digital offers immediate access to breaking international, national and local news and topical features and creates interactive products using AP text, photos, graphics, audio and video and selected information from content partners. AP’s dynamic product portfolio also includes targeted industry-specific news packages and custom content categories that meet the information needs of specific audiences. Services are offered in English, Spanish, French, Dutch and German.

Featured Services for Newspapers

AP Election Services 2004: AP is the nation’s vote counter — no other organization covers elections as thoroughly and accurately. Comprehensive election night results for every state and national primary and general election are available as ready-to-publish tables for printed newspapers, and in a format readily adaptable to all member Web sites.

AP Financial Tools: A sophisticated presentation of financial and market information including quotes, charts, personal portfolios and watch lists in a format that retains the look and feel of newspaper Web sites.