Associated Press controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Associated Press apologizes for Jefferson Davis quote
Company response
The Associated Press apologized for a "Thought of the Day" that it provided and that The Arizona Republic published in its June 3 edition. Editors at Gannett, the newspaper's parent company, also expressed regret for publishing it.
The Associated Press apologized for a “Thought of the Day” it provided and that The Arizona Republic published in its June 3 edition. Editors at Gannett, the newspaper's parent company, also expressed regret for publishing it.
Company response
Apology — Associated Press
The Associated Press apologized Tuesday for a "Thought of the Day" provided by the news agency and published in the June 3 edition of The Arizona Republic.
Source excerpt
Editors at Gannett, parent company of The Republic, also expressed regret for its publication.
The Associated Press apologized Tuesday for a "Thought of the Day" provided by the news agency and published in the June 3 edition of The Arizona Republic.
2020
AP apologizes for distributing Jefferson Davis quote and replaces it
Company response
The Associated Press said it was appalled that a Jefferson Davis quote had been distributed in its "Today in History" series. AP said it removed and replaced the quote, apologized, and stopped including the "Thought for Today" section where it had appeared.
Company response
Apology — AP
We are embarrassed that this happened and we apologize.
Remediation — AP
As soon as AP was made aware of the quote, we eliminated it and replaced it with one from Franz Kafka.
Source excerpt
As soon as AP was made aware of the quote, we eliminated it and replaced it with one from Franz Kafka.
The AP’s selection of the quote is particularly jarring amid a global outcry against police brutality that also sparked anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed by Minneapolis police last month.
Maks added that the AP is no longer including a “Thought for Today” which runs at the end of the “Today in History” feature and is a space for proverbs or quotations where the Davis remark was originally posted.
1945
Edward Kennedy surrender report controversy
AP Paris bureau chief Edward Kennedy reported Germany's surrender before an Allied news blackout had formally ended. The decision caused a major dispute with military authorities and led to Kennedy's dismissal from AP.