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Straight-news wire copy. Style guide changes occasionally draw political criticism.
Who owns it
Owner
Member-owned co-operative of US news organisations
Ownership type
Non-profit
Funding
Member fees, content licensing, philanthropic grants
Who runs it
Chief executive
Daisy Veerasingham (President & CEO)
Editorial lead
Julie Pace (Executive Editor)
Track record
Factuality
Very high
Reach
Roughly half the world's population sees AP content each day
Worth knowing
No single owner — its members are the newspapers and broadcasters that use it.
Ownership, leadership and funding are drawn from public filings and the outlet's own disclosures. The editorial lean is an editorial judgement, not a measurement — read it as a starting point, not a verdict.