for reporting exclusively that the New York Police Department had installed bullet-resistant glass in patrol cars, but not in mobile command vehicles like the one in which an officer was shot to death. http://bit.ly/2tkTDtD
for an Only on AP investigation that produced the most complete tally of fatal crashes of vehicles transporting migrant farmworkers in the U.S., and detailed the enforcement gaps and agriculture industry pressures that get much of the blame for crashes. http://apne.ws/2hYlkIe
On his way home, AP photographer Burhan Ozbilici stopped at the opening of a photo exhibit at Ankara’s Contemporary Arts Center. The Russian ambassador to Turkey was to speak, and Ozbilici figured the AP could use images of the envoy for its archives.
Shockingly, Ozbilici instead found himself a witness to an assassination. With cool head and steady hands, he documented the killing of Ambassador Andrei Karlov, capturing some of the most astonishing images of this or any other year. His photo of the raging gunman _ one hand holding the gun, the other pointed to the ceiling, his lifeless victim on the floor _ would appear on countless front pages and broadcasts and websites. Within hours, it was seen by some 18 million people on Facebook alone.
Even in a year of remarkable work by AP staffers, Ozbilici’s photos and actions were extraordinary _ and richly deserving of the final Beat of the Week award of 2016.
