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The Daily News , originally the Palo Alto Daily News, is a free newspaper owned by MediaNews Group and located in Menlo Park . Founded in 1995, it was formerly published seven days a week and at one point had a circulation of 67,000 (a figure that included five zoned editions which no longer exist). The Daily News is distributed in red newspaper racks and in stores, coffee shops, restaurants, schools and major workplaces. As of April 7, 2009 the paper ceased to be published as The Palo Alto Daily News and was consolidated with other San Francisco Peninsula Daily News titles; it published five days a week, Tuesday through Saturday. Weekday editions were delivered to selected homes. While continuing to publish daily online, The Daily News cut its print edition back to three days a week in 2013, and one day a week in 2015.

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74-573: Originally, the Daily News had a distinctive format with pages that were 16 inches long and 10.75 inches wide, dimensions which were thought to make the Daily News easier to hold than traditional broadsheet papers, but allow more stories to be published per page than a typical tabloid. On May 5, 2009, the paper went to a smaller page size (11-1/4 by 11-3/8 inches) to save money. "The change also brands our newspaper as different than

148-520: 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

222-607: A "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into news-gathering operations. The AP reported that the Justice Department would not say why it sought the records, but sources stated that the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia 's office was conducting a criminal investigation into a May 7, 2012 AP story about a CIA operation that prevented a terrorist plot to detonate an explosive device on

296-769: A basic reference to American English grammar, punctuation, and principles of reporting, including many definitions and rules for usage as well as styles for capitalization , abbreviation , spelling , and numerals. The first publicly available edition of the book was published in 1953. The first modern edition was published in August 1977 by Lorenz Press . Afterwards, various paperback editions were published by different publishers, including, among others, Turtleback Books, Penguin 's Laurel Press, Pearson 's Addison-Wesley , and Hachette 's Perseus Books and Basic Books . Recent editions are released in several formats, including paperback and flat-lying spiral-bound editions, as well as

370-478: A commercial flight. The DOJ did not direct subpoenas to the AP, instead going to their phone providers, including Verizon Wireless . U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified under oath in front of the House Judiciary Committee that he recused himself from the leak investigations to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest. Holder said his Deputy Attorney General, James M. Cole ,

444-547: A company named Xooa, with the proceeds being used to fund their operations. One of the NFTs they promoted on Twitter on 24 February was an aerial shot depicting an overcrowded migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea . The tweet received negative backlash from users and other journalists, with AP being accused of profiting off of human suffering and the picture choice being "dystopian" and "in extremely poor taste". The tweet

518-459: A contentious "quasi-property" right to facts. The AP complaint asserted that AHN reporters had copied facts from AP news reports without permission and without paying a syndication fee. After AHN moved to dismiss all but the copyright claims set forth by the AP, a majority of the lawsuit was dismissed. The case has been dismissed and both parties settled. On April 23, 2013, hackers posted a tweet to AP's Twitter account about fictional attacks on

592-675: A digital e-book edition and an online subscription version. Additionally, the AP Stylebook also provides English grammar recommendations through social media, including Twitter , Facebook , Pinterest , and Instagram . In 1994, Tina Susman was on her fourth trip to Somalia , reporting for the AP. She was reporting on U.S. peacekeeping troops leaving the country. Somali rebels outnumbered her bodyguards in Mogadishu , dragged her from her car in broad daylight, and held her for 20 days. She told The Quill that she believes being

666-588: 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. The Associated Press was formed in May 1846 by five daily newspapers in New York City to share the cost of transmitting news of the Mexican–American War . The venture

740-447: A first-person account of the early days of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NBC News Wall Street Journal Politico MSNBC / CNBC / Telemundo Bloomberg Government Washington Examiner Boston Globe / Washington Blade Fox News CBS News Radio AP Radio / PBS VOA Time Yahoo! News Daily Caller / EWTN Sacramento Bee The Sacramento Bee

814-490: A global video newsgathering agency. APTV merged with Worldwide Television News in 1998 to form APTN , which provides video to international broadcasters and websites. In 2004, the AP moved its headquarters from its long time home at 50 Rockefeller Plaza to 450 West 33rd Street in Manhattan. In 2019, AP had more than 240 bureaus globally. Its mission—"to gather with economy and efficiency an accurate and impartial report of

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888-643: A group of All-American players. In 1994, London-based Associated Press Television (APTV) was founded to provide agency news material to television broadcasters. In 1998, the AP purchased Worldwide Television News (WTN) from the ABC News division of The Walt Disney Company , Nine Network Australia and ITN London. The AP publishes 70,000 videos and 6,000 hours of live video per year, as of 2016 . The agency also provides seven simultaneous live video channels, AP Direct for broadcasters, and six live channels on AP Live Choice for broadcasters and digital publishers. The AP

962-406: A licensing dispute. A 2017 study by NewsWhip revealed that AP content was more engaged with on Facebook than content from any individual English-language publisher. In June 2024, Axios reported that the AP would be launching a nonprofit with the goal of expanding state and local news, hoping to raise $ 100 million. The AP is governed by an elected board of directors . Since April 2022,

1036-533: A live stream of Northern Gaza from the town of Sderot as part of a ban on Al Jazeera Media in Israel which had received footage from the broadcast. The move was condemned by multiple journalism organizations, Israeli opposition politicians, and US government officials. In a press briefing, the spokesperson for the National Security Council commented on the seizure, saying "The White House and

1110-561: A long-time Palo Altan who was also a columnist. Her dismissal triggered numerous letters-to-the-editor and the competing Palo Alto Weekly picked up her column. Dajani replaced Diamond with Lucinda Ryan, who had worked with him at the Hills Newspapers. In March 2006, Knight Ridder agreed to be purchased by The McClatchy Company , owner of the Sacramento Bee among other papers. McClatchy later announced it would sell 12 of

1184-489: A member of the news media. In June 2008, the AP sent numerous DMCA take-down demands and threatened legal action against several blogs . The AP contended that the internet blogs were violating the AP's copyright by linking to AP material and using headlines and short summaries in those links. Many bloggers and experts noted that the use of the AP news fell squarely under commonly accepted internet practices and within fair-use standards. Others noted and demonstrated that

1258-716: A rival organization, to share NYAP news and the profits of reselling it. The revelations led to the demise of the NYAP and in December 1892, the Western Associated Press was incorporated in Illinois as the Associated Press. A 1900 Illinois Supreme Court decision ( Inter Ocean Publishing Co. v. Associated Press ) holding that the AP was a public utility and operating in restraint of trade resulted in

1332-521: A statement on May 16, stating that he "had no indication Hamas was in the building" and called on the Israeli government to provide the evidence. He said that "the world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today." On 17 May, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said he had not seen any evidence that Hamas operated from the building housing the AP and Al Jazeera, but it

1406-457: A strongly worded statement from the AP demanding the bureau never impersonate a member of the news media again. In September 2016 the incident resulted in a report by the Justice Department, which the AP said "effectively condone[d] the FBI's impersonation". In December 2017, following a US court appearance, a judge ruled in favor of the AP in a lawsuit against the FBI for fraudulently impersonating

1480-665: A total circulation of 3.3 million. On February 3, 2007, the paper celebrated its 150th anniversary, and a copy of the original issue was included in every newspaper. On February 4, 2007, a 120-page section was included about the paper's history from its founding to today. In 2008, The Sacramento Bee redesigned and changed its layout. In the fall of 2020, the Bee announced it would be vacating its longtime headquarters and printing plant in Midtown Sacramento at 21st and Q Streets (which it occupied since 1952), citing

1554-629: A woman was an advantage in her experience there. The AP had requested news organizations including The New York Times , the Chicago Tribune , and The Washington Post to suppress the story to discourage the emboldening of the kidnappers. In September 2002, Washington, D.C. bureau reporter Christopher Newton, an AP reporter since 1994, was fired after he was accused of fabricating sources since 2000, including at least 40 people and organizations. Prior to his firing, Newton had been focused on writing about federal law-enforcement while based at

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1628-671: Is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California , in the United States. Since its foundation in 1857, The Bee has become the largest newspaper in Sacramento, the fifth largest newspaper in California, and the 27th largest paper in the U.S. It is distributed in the upper Sacramento Valley , with a total circulation area that spans about 12,000 square miles (31,000 km ): south to Stockton, California , north to

1702-613: Is not only independence, but permanence". At this time, The Bee was in competition with the Sacramento Union , a newspaper founded in 1851. Although The Bee soon surpassed the Union in popularity, the Union survived until its closure in 1994, leaving The Sacramento Bee to be the longest-running newspaper in the city's history. The first editor of The Sacramento Bee was John Rollin Ridge , but James McClatchy took over

1776-608: Is the job of others to handle intelligence matters. Israel reportedly shared intelligence with American officials and U.S. president Joe Biden showing Hamas offices inside the building. Reporters Without Borders asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the bombing as a possible war crime . On June 8, Israeli Ambassador to the US Gilad Erdan met with AP CEO Gary Pruitt and vice president for foreign news, Ian Phillips, to discuss

1850-597: The St. Paul Pioneer Press of Minnesota for $ 1 billion, with $ 263 million of that coming from the Hearst Corporation , owner of the San Francisco Chronicle . The two deals — the sale of Knight Ridder to McClatchy, and McClatchy's sale to MediaNews — closed in August 2006. However, a lawsuit filed by San Francisco real estate developer Clint Reilly challenged the sale on anti-trust grounds. The suit

1924-645: The Justice Department . Some of the nonexistent agencies quoted in his stories included "Education Alliance", the "Institute for Crime and Punishment in Chicago", "Voice for the Disabled", and "People for Civil Rights". In 2007, an FBI agent working in Seattle impersonated an AP journalist and infected the computer of a 15-year-old suspect with a malicious surveillance software. The incident sparked

1998-586: The Oregon border, east to Reno, Nevada , and west to the San Francisco Bay Area . The Bee is the flagship of the nationwide McClatchy Company . Its "Scoopy Bee" mascot, created by Walt Disney in 1943, has been used by all three Bee newspapers (in Sacramento, Modesto , and Fresno ). Under the name The Daily Bee , the first issue of the newspaper was published on February 3, 1857, proudly boasting that "the object of this newspaper

2072-682: The Supreme Court of the United States held in Associated Press v. United States that the AP had been violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by prohibiting member newspapers from selling or providing news to nonmember organizations as well as making it very difficult for nonmember newspapers to join the AP. The AP entered the broadcast field in 1941 when it began distributing news to radio stations; it created its own radio network in 1974. In 1994, it established APTV,

2146-607: The White House , falsely claiming that President Obama had been injured. The hoax caused a flash crash on the American stock markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly falling by 143 points. On May 13, 2013, the AP announced telephone records for 20 of their reporters during a two-month period in 2012, had been subpoenaed by the U.S. Justice Department and described these acts as

2220-634: The 32 Knight Ridder dailies, including the San Jose Mercury News and two other regional papers, The Monterey County Herald and the Contra Costa Times . The Palo Alto Daily News , along with other papers, was included in the Mercury News' 'bundle,' to be sold as one entity. MediaNews Group , which already owned several area papers, agreed to acquire The Mercury News , Contra Costa Times , Monterey County Herald and

2294-573: The AP and the Nazi government related to the interchange of press photos during the period in which the United States were at war with Nazi Germany . This relationship involved the Bureau Laux, run by the Waffen-SS photographer Helmut Laux . The mechanism for this interchange involved a courier flying to Lisbon and back each day transporting photos from and for Nazi Germany's wartime enemy,

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2368-508: The AP as their first source for news coverage of breaking news items. This and the constant updating evolving stories require has had a major impact on the AP's public image and role, giving new credence to the AP's ongoing mission of having staff for covering every area of news fully and promptly. In 2007, Google announced that it was paying to receive AP content, to be displayed in Google News , interrupted from late 2009 to mid-2010 due to

2442-491: The AP monitors and gathers data from county websites and electronic feeds provided by states. The research team further verifies the results by considering demographics, number of absentee ballots, and other political issues that may have an effect on the final results. In 2018, the AP introduced a new system called AP VoteCast , which was developed together with NORC at the University of Chicago in order to further improve

2516-576: The AP of killing a story he wrote about the "war of words", "between Israel and its critics in human rights organizations", in the aftermath of the Israel/Gaza conflict of 2008–09 . On September 29, 2000, the first day of the Second Intifada , the AP published a photograph of a badly bloodied young man behind whom a police officer could be seen with a baton raised in a menacing fashion; a gas station with Hebrew lettering could also be seen in

2590-418: The AP routinely takes similar excerpts from other sources, often without attribution or licenses. The AP responded that it was defining standards regarding citations of AP news. In March 2009, the AP counter-sued artist Shepard Fairey over his famous image of Barack Obama , saying the uncredited, uncompensated use of an AP photo violated copyright laws and signaled a threat to journalism . Fairey had sued

2664-556: The AP said it would launch a review of its social media policies after questions were raised about the firing of a journalist who expressed pro-Palestinian views on social media. The announcement came after some AP journalists signed a letter expressing concern over the termination of former news associate Emily Wilder, whom the AP said committed multiple violations of the company's social media policy . The AP has said that Wilder's previous activism played no role in her termination. In May 2024, Israeli officials seized equipment broadcasting

2738-667: The AP the previous month over his artwork, titled "Obama Hope" and "Obama Progress", arguing that he did not violate copyright law because he dramatically changed the image. The artwork, based on an April 2006 picture taken for the AP by Mannie Garcia , was a popular image during the 2008 presidential election and now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. According to the AP lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan, Fairey knowingly "misappropriated The AP's rights in that image". The suit asked

2812-551: The AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters. The AP operates 235 news bureaus in 94 countries, and publishes in English, Spanish, and Arabic. 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

2886-597: The AP's move from Chicago to New York City, where corporation laws were more favorable to cooperatives. Melville Stone , who had founded the Chicago Daily News in 1875, served as AP general manager from 1893 to 1921. The AP adopted teletype for its New York service in 1914. The cooperative grew rapidly under the leadership of Kent Cooper, who served from 1925 to 1948 and who built up bureau staff in South America, Europe and (after World War II ),

2960-563: The Cannery, a business park about a mile east, at Stockton and Alhambra Boulevards; the business park is the redeveloped Libby, McNeill and Libby Cannery , which operated from 1912 to 1982. The Sacramento Bee has won six Pulitzer Prizes in its history. It has won numerous other awards, including many for its progressive public service campaigns promoting free speech (the Bee often criticized government policy, and uncovered many scandals hurting Californians), anti-racism ( The Bee supported

3034-466: The Daily News had hired a company in India to manage writing, copy-editing and design of a weekly real-estate product. In April 2009, the Daily News dropped its Sunday edition and editions for San Mateo, Burlingame and Redwood City. The Associated Press The Associated Press ( AP ) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City . Founded in 1846, it operates as

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3108-516: The Middle East. In 1935, the AP launched the Wirephoto network, which allowed transmission of news photographs over leased private telephone lines on the day they were taken. This gave the AP a major advantage over other news media outlets. While the first network was only between New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, eventually the AP had its network across the whole United States. In 1945,

3182-480: The New York Associated Press (NYAP), the organization faced competition from the Western Associated Press (1862), which criticized its monopolistic news gathering and price setting practices. An investigation completed in 1892 by Victor Lawson , editor and publisher of the Chicago Daily News , revealed that several principals of the NYAP had entered into a secret agreement with United Press,

3256-670: The State Department immediately engaged with the government of Israel at high levels to express our serious concern and ask them to reverse this action." Later that day, Israeli Communication Minister Shlomo Karhi announced via Twitter that the equipment would be returned to the AP and the Israeli Government would review the positioning of the AP broadcast to determine if it posed a security risk. On January 10, 2022, AP announced it would start selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of their photographs in partnership with

3330-568: The United States, via diplomatic pouch . The transactions were initially conducted at the AP bureau under Luiz Lupi in Lisbon, and from 1944, when the exchange via Lisbon took too long, also at the AP bureau in Stockholm under Eddie Shanke. Here, as a cover, the Swedish agency, Pressens Bild  [ sv ] , was involved as an intermediary. An estimated 40,000 photos were exchanged between

3404-527: The Year Award in 1959, for a manager in each league. From 1984 to 2000, the award was given to one manager in all of MLB. The winners were chosen by a national panel of AP baseball writers and radio men. The award was discontinued in 2001. Every year, the AP releases the names of the winners of its AP College Basketball Player of the Year and AP College Basketball Coach of the Year awards. It also honors

3478-484: The award was established in 1917. In May 2020, Dar Yasin , Mukhtar Khan , and Channi Anand of the AP were honored with the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography . The choice caused controversy, because it was taken by some as questioning "India's legitimacy over Kashmir" as it had used the word "independence" in regard to revocation of Article 370 . The AP won an Oscar in 2024 for 20 Days in Mariupol ,

3552-535: The background. The AP labelled it with the caption "An Israeli policeman and a Palestinian on the Temple Mount", and the picture and caption were subsequently published in several major American newspapers, including the New York Times . In reality, the injured man in the photograph was a Jewish yeshiva student from Chicago named Tuvia Grossman , and the police officer, a Druze named Gidon Tzefadi,

3626-528: The chairperson is Gracia C. Martore , former president and CEO of Tegna, Inc. The AP is the only organization that collects and verifies election results in every city and county across the United States, including races for the U.S. president, the Senate and House of Representatives, and governors as well as other statewide offices. Known for accuracy, the organization has collected and published presidential election data since 1848. Major news outlets rely on

3700-730: The company folded in 2006. In March 2007, former Oakland Tribune editor Mario Dianda replaced Lucinda Ryan as executive editor. In May 2008, Daily News founders Dave Price and Jim Pavelich announced that they were reviving the original paper, in its original headquarters at 324 High St., under the name Palo Alto Daily Post . In June 2008, the Daily News laid off five newsroom workers and eliminated its Monday edition in Palo Alto and its Tuesday edition in San Mateo, Redwood City and Burlingame. Those three cities had lost their Monday edition two years earlier. In August 2008, it came to light that

3774-487: The court to award the AP profits made off the image and damages. Fairey said he looked forward to "upholding the free expression rights at stake here" and disproving the AP's accusations. In January 2011 this suit was settled with neither side declaring their position to be wrong but agreeing to share reproduction rights and profits from Fairey's work. In January 2008, the AP sued competitor All Headline News (AHN) claiming that AHN allegedly infringed on its copyrights and

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3848-582: The enemies in this way. The AP was kicked out of Nazi Germany when the United States entered World War II in December 1941. In his book Broken Spring: An American-Israeli Reporter's Close-up View of How Egyptians Lost Their Struggle for Freedom , former AP correspondent Mark Lavie claimed that the editorial line of the Cairo bureau was that the conflict was Israel's fault and the Arabs and Palestinians were blameless. Israeli journalist Matti Friedman accused

3922-465: The first quarter of 2003, the combined circulation of the Daily News reached 55,000 per day, and on March 23 a home-delivered Sunday edition was added. On November 12, 2004, the Daily News beat the competition by putting out an "extra" minutes after a jury in Redwood City convicted Scott Peterson of murdering his wife Laci and their unborn son. Editors put the "Redwood City Daily News" flag at

3996-749: The global broadcast customers, 15% from online ventures and 18% came from international newspapers and from photography. In March 2024, Gannett , the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation, announced that effective March 25, 2024, it would no longer use content from the AP. A spokesperson for AP said that they were "shocked and disappointed" by this development. Newspaper chain McClatchy announced that it would also stop using some AP services. Gannett and McClatchy will both continue to use AP's election results data. The AP's multi-topic structure has resulted in web portals such as Yahoo! and MSN posting its articles, often relying on

4070-739: The local competition, and makes it easier for our on-the-go readers to carry around," an announcement to readers said. They now have a larger version than their original one, with different sections, like add-ins or inserts. The newspaper prints a combination of local stories and news from a number of wire services including The Associated Press , Bay City News , The New York Times and McClatchy-Tribune (the former Knight-Ridder Tribune). Local columnists include John Angell Grant, Larry Magid and John Reid. Syndicated opinion columns include those by Bob Herbert , Thomas Friedman and Maureen Dowd . The Palo Alto Daily News debuted on December 7, 1995, with an initial circulation of 3,000. Within nine months,

4144-521: The need to cut costs and streamline in the wake of declining ad revenues, the rise of online journalism and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, during which most journalists and employees worked from home. The paper began being printed at the San Francisco Chronicle printing plant in the Bay Area suburb of Fremont . The following spring, the Bee announced the editorial offices were relocating to

4218-473: The news"—has not changed since its founding, but digital technology has made the distribution of the AP news report an interactive endeavor between the AP and its 1,400 U.S. newspaper members as well as broadcasters, international subscribers, and online customers. The AP began diversifying its news gathering capabilities. By 2007 the AP was generating only about 30% of its revenue from United States newspapers, and by 2024, this had declined to 10%. 37% came from

4292-722: The newspaper expanded into San Mateo County by opening three dailies, the San Mateo Daily News , Redwood City Daily News and Burlingame Daily News . These became the first free daily newspapers in San Mateo County, although within two years, other free dailies started in that area, replicating the format of the Daily News. On May 15, 2002, the Daily News launched the Los Gatos Daily News . In addition to Los Gatos, it served Saratoga , Campbell , Cupertino and western San Jose . In

4366-439: The number one spot of the poll since its inception. In the pre-bowl game determination era, the AP poll was often used as the distinction for a national champion in football. The AP college basketball poll has been used as a guide for which teams deserve national attention. The AP first began its poll of college basketball teams in 1949, and has since conducted over 1,100 polls. The college basketball poll started with 20 teams and

4440-506: The operation. In coordination with the IDF, Erdan said the site was used by Hamas intelligence officials to develop and carry out electronic warfare operations, and that IDF did not suspect the AP was aware of the alleged covert Hamas presence. After the meeting the AP stated "We have yet to receive evidence to support these claims". Erdan later tweeted "Israel is willing to assist AP in rebuilding its offices and operations in Gaza." In May 2021,

4514-410: The paper was in the black. The paper generates all of its revenue from advertising. The original publishers, Jim Pavelich and Dave Price , understood that the advertising would reach more potential customers if the paper were free and thus widely available. The newspaper's press run is determined by consumer demand; by 1997, the circulation had nearly tripled to 10,000 copies a day. On August 9, 2000,

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4588-447: The photograph continues to be used by critics of Israel as a symbol of Israeli aggression and violence. During the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis , the Israeli army destroyed the al-Jalaa Highrise , a building housing the AP's Gaza offices and Al Jazeera offices. Israel stated that the building housed Hamas military intelligence and had given advanced warning of the strike, and no civilians were harmed. AP CEO Gary Pruitt released

4662-407: The polling data and results provided by the Associated Press before declaring a winner in major political races, particularly the presidential election. In declaring the winners, the AP has historically relied on a robust network of local reporters with first-hand knowledge of assigned territories who also have long-standing relationships with county clerks as well as other local officials. Moreover,

4736-563: The position by the end of the first week. Also within a week of its creation, The Bee uncovered a state scandal which led to the impeachment of Know-Nothing California State Treasurer Henry Bates . In 1925 it absorbed the Sacramento Star , which was founded in 1904. On March 13, 2006, The McClatchy Company announced its agreement to purchase Knight Ridder , the United States' second-largest chain of daily newspapers. The purchase price of $ 4.5 billion in cash and stock gave McClatchy 32 daily newspapers in 29 markets, with

4810-451: The reliability of its data and overcome biases of its legacy exit poll . The AP conducts polls for numerous college sports in the United States . The AP college football rankings were created in 1936, and began including the top 25 teams in 1989. Since 1969, the final poll of each season has been released after all bowl games have been played. The AP released its all-time Top 25 in 2016. As of 2017 , 22 different programs had finished in

4884-403: The top of the Extra because the trial was taking place in that city, but it was distributed in all of the communities served by the Daily News, including Palo Alto. On February 15, 2005, Knight Ridder , then the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, bought the Palo Alto Daily News and its four sister papers for $ 25 million. Price and Pavelich, the publishers, were asked to stay on during

4958-442: The transition, but they left by the end of the year. In May 2005, the Daily News launched the East Bay Daily News , which served Berkeley , Emeryville , Piedmont , Albany and the Oakland neighborhood of Rockridge . In January 2006, Shareef Dajani, formerly general manager of the Knight Ridder-owned Hills Newspapers, a group of weeklies in Alameda County, was named publisher. In March, Dajani fired editor Diana Diamond ,

5032-399: Was in charge of the AP investigation and would have ordered the subpoenas. The AP collaborated with Nazi Germany and gave to it access to its photographic archives for its antisemitic Nazi propaganda . AP also cooperated with the Nazi regime through censorship . In 2017, the German historian Norman Domeier of the University of Vienna brought to wider attention the deal between

5106-417: Was organized by Moses Yale Beach (1800–68), second publisher of The Sun , joined by the New York Herald , the New York Courier and Enquirer , The Journal of Commerce , and the New York Evening Express . Some historians believe that the New-York Tribune joined at this time; documents show it was a member in 1849. The New York Times became a member in September 1851. Initially known as

5180-476: Was protecting Grossman from a Palestinian mob who had clubbed, stoned, and stabbed Grossman. There are also no gas stations with Hebrew lettering on the Temple Mount. The episode is often cited by those who accuse the media of having an anti-Israel bias, and was the impetus for the founding of HonestReporting . After a letter from Grossman's father noted the error, the AP, the New York Times, and other papers published corrections; despite these corrections,

5254-498: Was reduced to 10 during the 1960-61 college basketball season. It returned to 20 teams in 1968-69 and expanded to 25 beginning in 1989–90. The final poll for each season is released prior to the conclusion of the NCAA tournament , so all data includes regular season games only. In 2017, The AP released a list of the Top 100 teams of all time. The poll counted poll appearances (one point) and No. 1 rankings (two points) to rank each team. The AP began its Major League Baseball Manager of

5328-544: Was settled with Hearst and MediaNews agreeing not to work together on national advertising or distribution. In January 2007, Dajani was replaced by Carole Leigh Hutton, former editor and publisher of the Detroit Free Press when it was owned by Knight Ridder. When Knight Ridder sold the Free Press to Gannett on August 3, 2005, Hutton was named Knight Ridder's vice president of news, a position she held until

5402-491: Was subsequently deleted and the NFT, which was to be sold the next day, was pulled from market. Global director of media relations Lauren Easton apologized, saying "This was a poor choice of imagery for an NFT. It has not and will not be put up for auction [...] AP's NFT marketplace is a very early pilot program, and we are immediately reviewing our efforts". The AP has earned 58 Pulitzer Prizes , including 35 for photography, since

5476-504: Was the first news agency to launch a live video news service in 2003. The Associated Press Stylebook (generally called the AP Stylebook ), alternatively titled The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law , is a style and usage guide for American English grammar created by American journalists working for or connected with the Associated Press journalism cooperative based in New York City . The Stylebook offers

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