Again, here's the link for the full guide if you want to learn more (and get everything in context). www.ap.org/about/news-v...

I will not blur your face... but I can hide your identity if there's a good reason, even on video.

Photo editing ethical standards are rooted in the limitations of an analog dark room.

NO PSEUDONYMS... because we don't make shit up.

Yes, you can buy my coffee. BUT NOT LUNCH (at least not at Seattle prices).

No, I can't sign your petition

DATELINES

For text stories with datelines, bylines may be used only if the journalist was in the datelined
location. If a reporter in the field works with another staffer and both deserve bylines, the name
of the staffer in the field normally goes first and a tag line gives each staffer’s location.

"When mistakes are made, they must be corrected – fully, quickly, transparently and
ungrudgingly."

"We must be fair. Whenever we portray someone in a negative light, we must make a real effort
to obtain a response from that person."

"We don’t pay newsmakers for interviews, to take their photographs or to film or record them.
We do not provide full lists of questions in advance or allow interview subjects to approve our
text or images before publication."

"We don't misidentify or misrepresent ourselves to get a story. When we seek an interview, we
identify ourselves as AP journalists. We balance the newsworthiness of a story with respect for
privacy and safety interests when pursuing images."

"Our efforts have been rewarded with trust: More
than half the world’s population sees AP news content on any given day."

You can read all 17 pages of the AP's news values and principles on a PDF here.
www.ap.org/about/news-v...

Or continue on the thread for highlights

Have you ever wondered what "off the record" actually means?

I'm a reporter at the Associated Press, and today I'm re-reading our 17-page ethics document which covers 99% of journalist ethics and the high standards here at the AP.

AP photographers pick their favorite photos from the Milan Cortina Olympics MILAN (AP) — Associated Press photographers have shot thousands of amazing photos during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Treat yourself to the BEST of #olympics pics: apnews.com/photo-galler...

Lion cubs with mom Ilanga at Woodland Park Zoo YouTube video by WoodlandParkZoo

INBOX: Seattle has new lion cubs www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFIc...

Migrante con 8 fracturas en el cráneo durante arresto de ICE dice que la golpiza fue injustificada MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, EE.UU. (AP) — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón cuenta que su memoria estaba tan afectada después de una golpiza a manos de agentes de inmigración que en un primer momento no podía r...

Lo mas reciente...

apnews.com/article/migr...

ICE says a Cuban man died during a suicide attempt. A witness says a guard fatally choked him A Cuban immigrant who lived in the U.S. for nearly three decades died in a Texas immigration facility during an altercation with guards.

The latest national immigration news out of El Paso, with @newsdude.bsky.social and Ryan J. Foley apnews.com/article/ice-...

I've filed freedom of information requests in many states and at the federal level. I'm new to WA and was sad to learn it's one of the "we'll give you your records when we feel like it" states, much like NY and AZ. NM, TX, FL are more responsive and often have actual deadlines.

OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.

apnews.com/article/asso... 
"When we talk about press freedom, we are really talking about your freedom."

Migrants thought they were in court for a routine hearing. Instead, it was a deportation trap The nation's immigration courts have undergone a fundamental change under the administration of President Donald Trump.

Over 20 AP journalists -- myself included -- spent weeks or months in immigration courts across the U.S. witnessing a historic shift: apnews.com/article/immi...

#marinelife #chimera #pnw

The other Alaska airlift: Volunteers save dogs from a flooded Alaska village, 1 tiny plane at a time A nonprofit in rural Alaska is working to rescue dogs from Kipnuk, a village hit hard by Typhoon Halong.

We tracked down the journey of a dog named Happy.

Hopefully the story makes you happy, too.

Happy #worldoctopusday; this year I saw my first in the wild:

Where is the beak?

That's a Bigg boi

Orca whale exhales through blow hole while swimming in the ocean

Killer whale #marinelife I shot last week outside Seattle.

Yes, that is a juvenile fluke on the left. #orcas

Some days you're the #orca. Some days you're the seal.

Happy orca frolicking after its pod (T46) makes a kill.

Happy to process some text. Feel free to send me long reads that; I'm happy to give it some thought. No more mean tweets tho pls!