Associated Press

Victoria Smith Ekstrand

The Associated Press (AP) is a not-for-profit news cooperative in which “members” of the cooperative are required to contribute and share news with the AP for mutual benefit. The AP serves as a central clearinghouse for that contributed member news. It also reports, writes, and produces news of its own for its members. The AP serves approximately 1,500 U.S. daily newspaper members, who are the primary stakeholders in the cooperative and who, through an elected board of directors from member news organizations, oversee the AP's organization, policy, and strategy. It also serves 5,000 radio and television broadcasters in the United States. The AP also serves news organizations in more than 120 countries in five languages, and delivers news in multiple media formats for newspapers, radio stations, television stations, and online and wireless services. In 2007, more than 4,000 employees staffed more than 240 AP bureaus in 97 countries, making AP's ...

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