Associated Press

历史时间线

May 1846 — Five New York City newspapers pool resources to cover the Mexican-American War via pony express and telegraph, forming the precursor to the AP. The cost of long-distance reporting was prohibitive for any single paper, so cooperation was born from necessity.

1892 — The Associated Press incorporates as a formal cooperative under New York law.

1945 — AP photographers capture the first images of the Nazi death camps; these photographs become the definitive visual record of the Holocaust.

1955 — The AP launches its radio wire service, transmitting audio reports to member stations.

1999 — AP's digital infrastructure processes over 3 million words per day across text, photos, and video.

2005 — AP introduces its Stylebook online — the definitive reference guide for journalists worldwide.

2012 — AP wins the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for the "Napalm Girl" photo from the Vietnam War (originally published in 1972, re-recognized decades later).

2016 — AP's automated earnings reports using AI from Automated Insights become the first instance of algorithmic journalism at scale; within a year, AP is publishing ~3,000 AI-generated stories quarterly.

2020 — AP's election night operation calls races for all 50 states; its decision desk becomes the single most trusted source of election results, with every major network relying on AP's race calls.