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February 2025

Namibian editors angered by US scrutiny over western media affiliation
Outcry as White House starts dictating which journalists can access Trump
Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ debacle is no joke – this is how authoritarians get started
Jeffrey Abramson and Jack E Davis
US judge allows Trump’s AP Oval Office ban to stand over Gulf of Mexico name

Associated Press sues Trump officials over barred access for not using ‘Gulf of America’
State department orders cancellation of media subscriptions around world
White House bans AP journalists from Oval Office amid continued Gulf dispute
AP excoriates White House barring of reporters as ‘alarming precedent’

Associated Press to cut 8% of staff through layoffs and buyouts
Agency president says fewer than half of cuts should affect news division as 121 people reportedly given buyout offers
When will we know who is the next US president?
Calling the Harris-Trump race could take days – here’s what to know about the presidential and congressional races
‘It is a little analog’: how the Associated Press calls election winners in the US
AP’s David Scott talks about how the newsroom predicts who won, the ‘red mirage’ and one county’s whiteboard

Israeli officials seize Associated Press camera and broadcasting kit – video
Israeli officials have seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to the Associated Press in southern Israel

News outlets deny claims they had prior knowledge of Hamas attack on Israel
Associated Press, Reuters, New York Times and CNN say suggestions are untrue, outrageous and reckless

‘It felt like the beginning of the third world war … It still does’ – Mstyslav Chernov on 20 Days in Mariupol
The Pulitzer prize-winning journalist at the heart of the Oscar-tipped documentary describes the weeks he and his team spent in the besieged city – and why they were willing to take the risk

The Russians were hunting us down: the war on journalism in Mariupol
A reporter describes life under siege in the Ukrainian city and why it was so important to break the silence

‘Profiting off suffering’: AP cancels sale of migrant boat NFT amid backlash
The news agency has since deleted the tweet promoting the sale and called it ‘poor choice of imagery’

Photographic print sale to raise funds for Afghanistan’s female journalists
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has severely affected women’s rights, and especially the lives of female journalists. The NWMI (Network of Women in Media, India) has launched a print sale, with all images donated by the Associated Press, to raise funds to help those journalists with evacuations and resettlement, to rebuild their lives, and to tell their stories