for finding that, contrary to conventional wisdom, increasingly automated e-commerce warehouses are creating rather than killing jobs. http://bit.ly/2zTb34l
for breaking the news that the U.S., for the first time, would abstain from an annual vote on a UN resolution that condemns America's economic embargo on Cuba, a measure it had always vehemently opposed. http://bit.ly/2flp3cQ
for documenting a depressing, little-known trend: Many struggling U.S. factory cities have actually lost a greater proportion of white collar than blue collar jobs.
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for pursuing the story that an Iranian airline backed by the Revolutionary Guard was flying into Europe and Asia in violation of US terror sanctions. http://apne.ws/2eE79SG
for breaking the news that after the firing of Director James Comey, top FBI officials developed a plan to protect evidence in the Russia investigation. https://bit.ly/2NcZtJa
for breaking the news of President Donald Trumpâs proposals to lower prescription drug prices despite having been locked out of an administration briefing on the topic. http://bit.ly/2F3M9Tm
for creating an exclusive AP indicator showing the gaping disparities in home-buying affordability in key metro areas of the country. Using the tool, AP can distribute to a monthly trajectory of home-buying affordability in hundreds of markets, allowing readers to research their own areas and customers to localize coverage.https://bit.ly/2QwqOrqhttps://bit.ly/2WxdZCU
for reporting that a federal judge in Washington blocked President Donald Trump's controversial order excluding transgender people from the military. http://bit.ly/2xBl9X6
for an investigation revealing that a dozen potentially lifesaving Transportation Department safety regulations have been sidelined in the Trump administrationâs push to cut red tape. http://bit.ly/2HfgVbU
for using a tip from a nuclear regulator â whom she had worked long and hard to develop as a source â to break the news that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is recommending that the agency cut back on inspections at the countryâs nuclear reactors, a cost-cutting move promoted by the nuclear power industry but denounced by opponents as a threat to public safety. The agency quietly slipped the recommendation onto its website without any public notice. https://bit.ly/2JBoRIA
landed an exclusive all-formats interview with U.S. climate envoy John Kerry just weeks before a critical global climate conference, breaking news on the administrationâs limited expectations for the meeting and Kerryâs concerns about the stalled infrastructure bill. The piece showcased âThe AP Interview,â a series of sit-downs with key newsmakers.Knickmeyer had long sought a Kerry interview and the timing was ideal in the run-up to the Glasgow, Scotland, conference, but the Washington reporter was promised only 15 minutes with the former secretary of state. Knowing Kerryâs decades of experience in fielding reportersâ questions and managing interviews, Knickmeyer prepared extensively to ensure a revealing interview. She honed a handful of concise, targeted, hard-to-deflect questions after consulting with outside climate experts and AP colleagues.
When the time came, Knickmeyer pressed Kerry for specific answers, politely but repeatedly interrupting when he sought to move the conversation to more upbeat topics. In the short interview she asked variations of the question on Bidenâs climate legislation four times. Kerryâs comments represented a swing to a more realistic assessment of the trouble facing Bidenâs signature climate initiatives, and the global impact.The resulting all-formats package â including video shot by Huff and edited by Brown â had impact, with many news outlets using APâs content directly, and others citing APâs work in their own reporting. Washington reporters pressed administration officials on Kerryâs comments to AP for days.https://aplink.news/t4ahttps://aplink.video/63u
for being first with the news that the Trump administration would extend temporary residency for nearly 7,000 Syrians in the U.S., but cut it off so new arrivals couldnât apply. http://wapo.st/2EP02Vz
for reporting exclusively on the Agriculture Department removing animal welfare inspection reports, enforcement records and other information about the treatment of animals from its website. http://bit.ly/2kBXEcr
for being first to report on details of the House Republicansâ tax plan, including cuts in corporate taxes and the elimination of prized deductions and tax brackets. http://bit.ly/2hWty1e
for reporting that one current and three former female members of Congress had been sexually harassed or subjected to hostile sexual comments by their male colleagues while serving in the House. http://wapo.st/2hnXw18
for reporting exclusively an overlooked angle to the NFL protests: acceptance of government funds may leave NFL owners vulnerable to legal challenge if they bar players from protesting. http://bit.ly/2yfLHAg
for weaving into a single strong narrative the story of how Donald Trump became only the fourth American president to be the subject of an impeachment inquiry. By pooling reporting efforts, the reporting team provided a comprehensive, and highly readable, account of how we got to this place. in presidential history. https://bit.ly/32tuleM
collaborated on a rare 45-minute interview with Fiona Hill, a Russia scholar and analyst who served in the past three U.S. administrations. Hill offered AP a sober assessment of the Ukraine crisis.During the interview, spot developments in the standoff were relayed to the AP team for instant analysis from Hill. She provided so much insight that AP turned the interview into a two-part video edit, the first piece focused on the breaking news and the second story focused on Hillâs assessment of how Putin and Biden are managing the evolving crisis.All the interview elements, video and text, scored heavy usage and engagement, including a promotional clip for social media that had a cautionary observation from Hill, âThe basic message is buckle up because this is going to be very difficult.â Read more
for exclusively obtaining documents that expose a potential conflict of interest for Kelly Craft, President Donald Trumpâs nominee for United Nations ambassador, on the topics of climate change and fossil fuels. When senior Environmental Protection Agency officials sent an email to Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, the acknowledgment email they received wasnât from the ambassador. It was from her husband, coal magnate Joseph Craft, a wealthy GOP donor who has joined the coal industry in pressing for access and regulatory relief from the EPA and the Trump administration. It wasnât the first time the Crafts had blurred roles â and email accounts â raising questions as senators consider her nomination to the U.N. Knickmeyer found several other examples of potential conflicts. https://bit.ly/2LugYWy
delivered exclusive reporting and photos of a disturbed man who held the capital hostage for hours last week when he threatened to blow up his truck outside the Library of Congress.Washington reporter Tucker received an exclusive tip that something was happening near the U.S. Capitol; his colleague Balsamo confirmed it and they quickly filed an alert. AP had details of the threat for a solid 20 minutes before anyone else reported it, and continued to report exclusive details of building evacuations and the police response. Meanwhile, Biesecker dug up details of the suspectâs life and spoke with familymembers who were concerned about the manâs mental state.At the scene, photographer Brandon scrambled to a vantage point at the Capitol and was first to make photos â and report â when the man finally surrendered to authorities. Our exclusive alert and story based on Brandonâs details moved before other news organizations that relied on the news conference. Brandonâs images of the truck and the man surrendering were also AP exclusives. Fellow photographer Carolyn Kaster made photos of the investigation that followed.https://aplink.news/7slhttps://aplink.video/6g2
