131-454: Katherine Anne Couric ( / ˈ k ɜːr ɪ k / KURR -ik ; born January 7, 1957) is an American journalist and presenter. She is founder of Katie Couric Media, a multimedia news and production company. She also publishes a daily newsletter, Wake Up Call . From 2013 to 2017, she was Yahoo's Global News Anchor. Couric has been a television host at all of the Big Three television networks in
262-663: A web portal , search engine Yahoo Search , and related services, including My Yahoo , Yahoo Mail , Yahoo News , Yahoo Finance , Yahoo Sports and its advertising platform, Yahoo Native . Yahoo was established by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was one of the pioneers of the early Internet era in the 1990s. However, its use declined in the 2010s as some of its services were discontinued, and it lost market share to Facebook and Google . In January 1994, Jerry Yang and David Filo were electrical engineering graduate students at Stanford University , when they created
393-584: A "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into news-gathering operations. The AP reported that the Justice Department would not say why it sought the records, but sources stated that the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia 's office was conducting a criminal investigation into a May 7, 2012 AP story about a CIA operation that prevented a terrorist plot to detonate an explosive device on
524-563: A "yahoo" (used by college students in David Filo's native Louisiana in the late 1980s and early 1990s to refer to an unsophisticated, rural Southerner): "rude, unsophisticated, uncouth." This meaning derives from the Yahoo race of fictional beings from Gulliver's Travels . Yahoo was incorporated on March 2, 1995. In 1995, a search engine function, called Yahoo Search, was introduced. This allowed users to search Yahoo Directory. Yahoo soon became
655-555: A 2010 convocation keynote address she gave inspired her to write the book. To this end, all profits of the book will be donated to Scholarship America . In December 2013, Couric ran a segment on the HPV vaccine which critics accused of being too sympathetic to the scientifically unsupported claims that this vaccine was dangerous. For example, Seth Mnookin accused her broadcast of employing false balance . In addition, Alexandra Sifferlin, of Time magazine, compared Couric to Jenny McCarthy ,
786-479: A Virginia judge determined that the film scene was neither false nor defamatory. In 2015 Couric founded Katie Couric Media, a film production company which has partnered with National Geographic to produce several documentaries. The first of these, Gender Revolution , premiered in 2017. She was also an executive producer of Flint , a 2017 Lifetime drama about the Flint, Michigan, water crisis . In 2018, Couric hosted
917-765: A basic reference to American English grammar, punctuation, and principles of reporting, including many definitions and rules for usage as well as styles for capitalization , abbreviation , spelling , and numerals. The first publicly available edition of the book was published in 1953. The first modern edition was published in August 1977 by Lorenz Press . Afterwards, various paperback editions were published by different publishers, including, among others, Turtleback Books, Penguin 's Laurel Press, Pearson 's Addison-Wesley , and Hachette 's Perseus Books and Basic Books . Recent editions are released in several formats, including paperback and flat-lying spiral-bound editions, as well as
1048-605: A collaboration with BetMGM. BuzzFeed acquired HuffPost from Yahoo in November 2020, in a stock deal with Yahoo as a minority shareholder. The NFL partnered with Yahoo in 2020, to introduce a new "Watch Together" function on the Yahoo Sports app for interactive co-viewing through a synchronized livestream of local and primetime NFL games. The Paley Center for Media collaborated with Verizon Media to exclusively stream programs on Yahoo platforms beginning in 2020. Yahoo became
1179-512: A commercial flight. The DOJ did not direct subpoenas to the AP, instead going to their phone providers, including Verizon Wireless . U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder testified under oath in front of the House Judiciary Committee that he recused himself from the leak investigations to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest. Holder said his Deputy Attorney General, James M. Cole ,
1310-535: A company named Xooa, with the proceeds being used to fund their operations. One of the NFTs they promoted on Twitter on 24 February was an aerial shot depicting an overcrowded migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea . The tweet received negative backlash from users and other journalists, with AP being accused of profiting off of human suffering and the picture choice being "dystopian" and "in extremely poor taste". The tweet
1441-459: A contentious "quasi-property" right to facts. The AP complaint asserted that AHN reporters had copied facts from AP news reports without permission and without paying a syndication fee. After AHN moved to dismiss all but the copyright claims set forth by the AP, a majority of the lawsuit was dismissed. The case has been dismissed and both parties settled. On April 23, 2013, hackers posted a tweet to AP's Twitter account about fictional attacks on
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#17328556791951572-468: A crusader for equality". In June 2017, after Verizon purchased Yahoo! and combined it into Oath , Couric decided to end her contract at Yahoo! News, preferring to work with them on a "project basis" only, while she continues to expand her own production company. Couric has been dubbed "America's Sweetheart," largely due to her co-anchor role for 15 years on The Today Show . On May 12, 2003, Couric guest-hosted The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as part of
1703-536: A decision that misrepresented an exchange I had with members of the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL)", and she included a transcript of the response she received. Later that year, the VCDL filed a defamation lawsuit for $ 12 million against Couric and the film's director, Stephanie Soechtig , for continuing to promote and distribute the film without correcting the pause. The lawsuit was dismissed after
1834-664: A digital e-book edition and an online subscription version. Additionally, the AP Stylebook also provides English grammar recommendations through social media, including Twitter , Facebook , Pinterest , and Instagram . In 1994, Tina Susman was on her fourth trip to Somalia , reporting for the AP. She was reporting on U.S. peacekeeping troops leaving the country. Somali rebels outnumbered her bodyguards in Mogadishu , dragged her from her car in broad daylight, and held her for 20 days. She told The Quill that she believes being
1965-452: A distant third in viewership, behind ABC World News and NBC Nightly News . While Couric's ratings improved over her predecessor, Bob Schieffer , ABC's Charles Gibson widened World News' lead over Evening News. Couric also announced CBS News's official projection for the 2008 United States Presidential Election . The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric won the 2008 and 2009 Edward R. Murrow Award for best newscast. In 2009, Couric
2096-715: A docudrama series titled America Inside Out with Katie Couric , which was telecast on the National Geographic Channel. Couric is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations . She is also a member of the Peabody Awards board of directors, which is presented by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication . In 2019, she served as executive producer on Netflix 's true crime miniseries Unbelievable . Couric signed on to serve as
2227-623: A final distribution in October 2020. In September 2021, investment funds managed by Apollo Global Management acquired 90% of Yahoo. In November 2021, Yahoo announced that it was ending operations in mainland China due to the increasingly challenging business and legal environment. Previously, the company discontinued China Yahoo Mail on August 20, 2013. In 2023, Yahoo announced that it would cut 20% of its workforce. The move followed mass layoffs from other tech giants including Google , Microsoft , Twitter, Inc , Meta , and Amazon . The company
2358-485: A global video newsgathering agency. APTV merged with Worldwide Television News in 1998 to form APTN , which provides video to international broadcasters and websites. In 2004, the AP moved its headquarters from its long time home at 50 Rockefeller Plaza to 450 West 33rd Street in Manhattan. In 2019, AP had more than 240 bureaus globally. Its mission—"to gather with economy and efficiency an accurate and impartial report of
2489-638: A group of All-American players. In 1994, London-based Associated Press Television (APTV) was founded to provide agency news material to television broadcasters. In 1998, the AP purchased Worldwide Television News (WTN) from the ABC News division of The Walt Disney Company , Nine Network Australia and ITN London. The AP publishes 70,000 videos and 6,000 hours of live video per year, as of 2016 . The agency also provides seven simultaneous live video channels, AP Direct for broadcasters, and six live channels on AP Live Choice for broadcasters and digital publishers. The AP
2620-406: A licensing dispute. A 2017 study by NewsWhip revealed that AP content was more engaged with on Facebook than content from any individual English-language publisher. In June 2024, Axios reported that the AP would be launching a nonprofit with the goal of expanding state and local news, hoping to raise $ 100 million. The AP is governed by an elected board of directors . Since April 2022,
2751-518: A live stream of Northern Gaza from the town of Sderot as part of a ban on Al Jazeera Media in Israel which had received footage from the broadcast. The move was condemned by multiple journalism organizations, Israeli opposition politicians, and US government officials. In a press briefing, the spokesperson for the National Security Council commented on the seizure, saying "The White House and
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#17328556791952882-634: A media crossover to animated film, Couric was the voice of news-reporter "Katie Current" in the US version of the film Shark Tale . She has also made cameo appearances in Austin Powers in Goldmember (as a Georgia State Prison guard) and an episode of General Hospital (as a journalist pretending to be a doctor: a storyline she helped create). She guest-starred as herself on the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown in 1992 and in
3013-705: A member in September 1851. Initially known as the New York Associated Press (NYAP), the organization faced competition from the Western Associated Press (1862), which criticized its monopolistic news gathering and price setting practices. An investigation completed in 1892 by Victor Lawson , editor and publisher of the Chicago Daily News , revealed that several principals of the NYAP had entered into
3144-489: A member of the news media. In June 2008, the AP sent numerous DMCA take-down demands and threatened legal action against several blogs . The AP contended that the internet blogs were violating the AP's copyright by linking to AP material and using headlines and short summaries in those links. Many bloggers and experts noted that the use of the AP news fell squarely under commonly accepted internet practices and within fair-use standards. Others noted and demonstrated that
3275-407: A morning news show since leaving Today . On June 6, 2011, ABC announced that Couric had signed a record US$ 40-million contract, and would begin hosting a daytime talk show for its Disney-ABC Domestic Television arm that would debut in September 2012; Couric would also contribute to ABC News programming. On August 22, 2011, it was announced that Couric's talk show would be called Katie . Katie
3406-852: A number of news specials, like Everybody's Business: America's Children in 1995. Similar entertainment specials were Legend to Legend Night: A Celebrity Cavalcade in 1993, and Harry Potter: Behind the Magic in 2001. Couric has also co-hosted the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games . She has broadcast with Bob Costas , beginning with the 2000 Summer Olympics . Couric has interviewed many international political figures and celebrities, including presidents Gerald Ford , Jimmy Carter , George H. W. Bush , Bill Clinton and George W. Bush , and First Lady Barbara Bush . John F. Kennedy Jr. gave Couric his first and last interviews. Couric has won multiple television reporting awards throughout her career, including
3537-530: A salary that made her the highest paid journalist in the world, a salary similar to Barbara Walters' at ABC. She made her first broadcast as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric on September 5, 2006. CBS heavily promoted Couric's arrival at the network, hoping to revive the evening news format, but there were suggestions that it backfired. Although there was much interest during her first week as anchor, CBS Evening News remained
3668-608: A secret agreement with United Press, a rival organization, to share NYAP news and the profits of reselling it. The revelations led to the demise of the NYAP and in December 1892, the Western Associated Press was incorporated in Illinois as the Associated Press. A 1900 Illinois Supreme Court decision ( Inter Ocean Publishing Co. v. Associated Press ) holding that the AP was a public utility and operating in restraint of trade resulted in
3799-478: A series of interviews Couric taped with 2008 U.S. Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin . The interviews were repeatedly broadcast on television before the 2008 U.S. presidential election . Couric received the Walter Cronkite Award for Journalism Excellence for the interviews. Steve Schmidt , McCain's senior campaign strategist and advisor, later reflected on the interview, saying "I think it
3930-437: A spot in the ABC News division, as a special contributor. In her book Going There , Couric admitted to editing a 2016 interview with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The edits included removing portions of Ginsburg's statements that were critical of NFL protestors kneeling during the national anthem. Couric stated that her intent was to "protect" Ginsburg from her potentially unpopular comments as they were "unworthy of
4061-512: A statement on May 16, stating that he "had no indication Hamas was in the building" and called on the Israeli government to provide the evidence. He said that "the world will know less about what is happening in Gaza because of what happened today." On 17 May, US secretary of state Antony Blinken said he had not seen any evidence that Hamas operated from the building housing the AP and Al Jazeera, but it
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4192-454: A strongly worded statement from the AP demanding the bureau never impersonate a member of the news media again. In September 2016 the incident resulted in a report by the Justice Department, which the AP said "effectively condone[d] the FBI's impersonation". In December 2017, following a US court appearance, a judge ruled in favor of the AP in a lawsuit against the FBI for fraudulently impersonating
4323-552: A substitute host of Jeopardy! in January 2021 following the death of Alex Trebek . Her episodes aired from March 8 to March 19. Couric married attorney John Paul "Jay" Monahan III in 1989. She gave birth to their first daughter, Elinor Tully "Ellie" Monahan, in Washington, D.C., on July 23, 1991; their second daughter, Caroline "Carrie" was born in New York City on January 5, 1996. Her husband died of colorectal cancer in 1998 at
4454-613: A swap campaign, and had 45 percent more viewers than on other nights. She has been the only guest host used by Jay Leno on either The Tonight Show or his short-lived The Jay Leno Show . Leno filled in for her on Today that same day. CNN and the New York Daily News noted that instead of using Leno's regular solid desk, "workers cut away the front of her desk to expose her legs while she interviewed American Idol judge Simon Cowell and Austin Powers star Mike Myers ". In
4585-405: A website affiliated with Occupy Wall Street protests were raised, Yahoo responded with an apology and explained it as an accident. On September 11, 2001, Yahoo announced its partnership with FIFA for the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup tournaments. It was one of FIFA's 15 partners at the tournaments. The deal included co-branding the organization's websites. Yahoo sponsored
4716-664: A website named "Jerry and David's guide to the World Wide Web". The site was a human-edited web directory , organized in a hierarchy, as opposed to a searchable index of pages. In March 1994, "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web" was renamed "Yahoo!" and became known as the Yahoo Directory . The "yahoo.com" domain was registered on January 18, 1995. The word "yahoo" is a backronym for " Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle" or "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle". The term "hierarchical" described how
4847-452: A week-long stint as co-host of Today in January 2017 to mark Matt Lauer 's 20th anniversary as anchor of the program. Couric announced on April 5, 2006, that she would be leaving Today . CBS confirmed later the same day that Couric would become the new anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News . Couric would also contribute to 60 Minutes and anchor prime-time news specials for CBS. Couric earned US$ 15 million per year while at CBS,
4978-426: A well-known anti-vaccine celebrity. On December 10, 2013, a week after the original segment was aired, Couric posted an article on The Huffington Post responding to this criticism, in which she stated: I felt it was a subject well worth exploring. Following the show, and in fact before it even aired, there was criticism that the program was too anti-vaccine and anti-science, and in retrospect, some of that criticism
5109-622: A woman was an advantage in her experience there. The AP had requested news organizations including The New York Times , the Chicago Tribune , and The Washington Post to suppress the story to discourage the emboldening of the kidnappers. In September 2002, Washington, D.C. bureau reporter Christopher Newton, an AP reporter since 1994, was fired after he was accused of fabricating sources since 2000, including at least 40 people and organizations. Prior to his firing, Newton had been focused on writing about federal law-enforcement while based at
5240-671: Is also known for its widely used AP Stylebook , its AP polls tracking NCAA sports , and its election polls and results during US elections . By 2016, news collected by the AP was published and republished by more than 1,300 newspapers and broadcasters. The AP operates 235 news bureaus in 94 countries, and publishes in English, Spanish, and Arabic. It also operates the AP Radio Network, which provides twice hourly newscasts and daily sportscasts for broadcast and satellite radio and television stations. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside
5371-461: Is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City . Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative , unincorporated association , and produces news reports that are distributed to its members, major U.S. daily newspapers and radio and television broadcasters. Since the award was established in 1917, the AP has earned 59 Pulitzer Prizes , including 36 for photography. The AP
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5502-556: Is distantly related to William Henry Harrison , the ninth president of the United States. Yahoo! Yahoo ( / ˈ j ɑː h uː / , styled yahoo ! in its logo ) is an American web services provider. It is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California , and operated by the namesake company Yahoo! Inc. , which is 90% owned by investment funds managed by Apollo Global Management and 10% by Verizon . It provides
5633-495: Is set to lay off roughly 1,000 staff members of their 8,600 workers. Eleven chief executives and interim leaders have led the Yahoo companies since 1995. They are: For a list of all current and defunct services offered by Yahoo, see List of Yahoo-owned sites and services . On September 22, 2016, Yahoo disclosed a data breach that occurred in late 2014, in which information associated with at least 500 million user accounts, one of
5764-589: Is the job of others to handle intelligence matters. Israel reportedly shared intelligence with American officials and U.S. president Joe Biden showing Hamas offices inside the building. Reporters Without Borders asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the bombing as a possible war crime . On June 8, Israeli Ambassador to the US Gilad Erdan met with AP CEO Gary Pruitt and vice president for foreign news, Ian Phillips, to discuss
5895-748: Is the second web show that Couric has been affiliated with, the first being @katiecouric on the CBS Evening News . The first episode aired on September 10, 2012. Couric has incorporated her affiliation with the ABC News Division with her ABC Daytime show by having news colleagues Christiane Amanpour , Deborah Roberts , Mike Boettcher , Matt Gutman, Richard Besser , Marci Gonzalez, Jim Avila , Dan Abrams , Josh Elliott , Brian Ross , ABC News weather anchors Sam Champion and Ginger Zee , as well as ABC World News anchors Diane Sawyer and David Muir correspond on Katie for important news events. On
6026-557: The New York Times best seller list for children's picture books, and was adapted into a 2006 musical by Melanie Marnich and Michael Friedman . Couric's third book, The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives , was published by Random House in 2011. The book is a collection of essays compiled over the past year by Couric; contributors include New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg , Queen Rania of Jordan , and former Today Show colleague Matt Lauer . Couric said that
6157-673: The 2006 midterm elections , the 2008 Presidential election and conventions, and 2010 midterm elections . Couric was the first network anchor on the ground in Port au Prince after the 2010 Haiti earthquake . After the BP oil spill , Couric anchored from the Gulf Coast weekly and brought much attention to the disaster. She reported from Cairo 's Tahrir Square during the Egyptian Revolution in 2011. In April 2011, she led CBS News' coverage from London for
6288-672: The 2012 Sundance Film Festival . NBC Sports Group aligned with Yahoo Sports the same year with content and program offerings on mobile and desktop platforms. Yahoo announced television video partnerships in 2013 with Condé Nast , WWE , ABC NEWS , and CNBC . Yahoo entered into a 10-year collaboration in 2014, as a founding partner of Levi's Stadium , home of the San Francisco 49ers . The National Basketball Association partnered with Yahoo Sports to stream games, offer virtual and augmented-reality fan experiences, and in 2018 NBA League Pass . Yahoo Sportsbook launched in November 2019,
6419-417: The 60 Minutes interview for the film. In 2011, she gave the university commencement speech at Boston University and was awarded another doctoral degree, Doctor of Humane Letters. She has also hosted a Sesame Street special, "When Families Grieve." The special, which aired on PBS on April 14, 2010, dealt with the issues that children go through when a parent dies. On February 6, 2011, Couric guest-starred on
6550-467: The CBS Evening News chair on Thursday, May 19, 2011. Couric was a 60 Minutes correspondent and contributed eight to ten stories a year for the program. She was the first to interview pilot Chesley Sullenberger after the "Miracle on the Hudson" airplane landing. She also interviewed Valerie Plame , Robert Gates and Michelle Rhee for the program. The Sarah Palin interviews with Katie Couric were
6681-622: The Justice Department . Some of the nonexistent agencies quoted in his stories included "Education Alliance", the "Institute for Crime and Punishment in Chicago", "Voice for the Disabled", and "People for Civil Rights". In 2007, an FBI agent working in Seattle impersonated an AP journalist and infected the computer of a 15-year-old suspect with a malicious surveillance software. The incident sparked
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#17328556791956812-706: The Mexican–American War . The venture was organized by Moses Yale Beach (1800–68), second publisher of The Sun , joined by the New York Herald , the New York Courier and Enquirer , The Journal of Commerce , and the New York Evening Express . Some historians believe that the New-York Tribune joined at this time; documents show it was a member in 1849. The New York Times became
6943-981: The Peabody Award for her series Confronting Colon Cancer . Couric has also interviewed former British Prime Minister Tony Blair , U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (her first television interview), Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling , and Laura Bush . On May 28, 2008, Couric made a return visit to Today , since leaving almost two years to the very day back on May 31, 2006. She made this appearance alongside her evening counterparts, NBC Nightly News ' Brian Williams & ABC World News ' Charles Gibson , to promote an organization called Stand Up to Cancer and raise cancer awareness on all three major television networks; ABC , CBS & NBC . Couric, Gibson and Williams made appearances together on all three major network morning shows, first on CBS 's Early Show , then on NBC 's Today and finally on ABC 's Good Morning America . Couric returned for
7074-658: The Supreme Court of the United States held in Associated Press v. United States that the AP had been violating the Sherman Antitrust Act by prohibiting member newspapers from selling or providing news to nonmember organizations as well as making it very difficult for nonmember newspapers to join the AP. The AP entered the broadcast field in 1941 when it began distributing news to radio stations; it created its own radio network in 1974. In 1994, it established APTV,
7205-732: The U.S. Embassy in the Netherlands and others. Couric apologized that her intended compliment did not "come out" as intended, which the Embassy accepted, and invited her to the Netherlands for a tour. In 1989, Couric joined Today as national political correspondent, becoming a substitute co-host in February 1991, when Norville went on maternity leave. Norville did not return and Couric became permanent co-anchor on April 5, 1991. In 1994, she became co-anchor of Now with Tom Brokaw and Katie Couric —an evening time weekly TV newsmagazine with Tom Brokaw—which
7336-579: The Wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton . Couric was the only solo female evening news anchor in the United States, until December 21, 2009, when Diane Sawyer succeeded the retiring Charles Gibson for ABC World News . Couric and Sawyer were previous rivals as the hosts of Today and Good Morning America , respectively. In early 2011, Couric announced that she would be leaving her anchor post at CBS Evening News when her contract expired. Couric made her final broadcast in
7467-584: The White House , falsely claiming that President Obama had been injured. The hoax caused a flash crash on the American stock markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly falling by 143 points. On May 13, 2013, the AP announced telephone records for 20 of their reporters during a two-month period in 2012, had been subpoenaed by the U.S. Justice Department and described these acts as
7598-611: The 19th century, and became a broker in the cotton business. Couric attended Arlington Public Schools : Jamestown Elementary, Williamsburg Middle School, and Yorktown High School , and was a cheerleader . As a high school student, she was an intern at Washington, D.C. all-news radio station WAVA . She enrolled at her father's alma mater, the University of Virginia , in 1975, and was a Delta Delta Delta sorority sister. Couric served in several positions at UVA's daily newspaper, The Cavalier Daily . During her fourth year at UVA, Couric
7729-558: The AP and the Nazi government related to the interchange of press photos during the period in which the United States were at war with Nazi Germany . This relationship involved the Bureau Laux, run by the Waffen-SS photographer Helmut Laux . The mechanism for this interchange involved a courier flying to Lisbon and back each day transporting photos from and for Nazi Germany's wartime enemy,
7860-502: The AP as their first source for news coverage of breaking news items. This and the constant updating evolving stories require has had a major impact on the AP's public image and role, giving new credence to the AP's ongoing mission of having staff for covering every area of news fully and promptly. In 2007, Google announced that it was paying to receive AP content, to be displayed in Google News , interrupted from late 2009 to mid-2010 due to
7991-432: The AP monitors and gathers data from county websites and electronic feeds provided by states. The research team further verifies the results by considering demographics, number of absentee ballots, and other political issues that may have an effect on the final results. In 2018, the AP introduced a new system called AP VoteCast , which was developed together with NORC at the University of Chicago in order to further improve
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#17328556791958122-563: The AP of killing a story he wrote about the "war of words", "between Israel and its critics in human rights organizations", in the aftermath of the Israel/Gaza conflict of 2008–09 . On September 29, 2000, the first day of the Second Intifada , the AP published a photograph of a badly bloodied young man behind whom a police officer could be seen with a baton raised in a menacing fashion; a gas station with Hebrew lettering could also be seen in
8253-418: The AP routinely takes similar excerpts from other sources, often without attribution or licenses. The AP responded that it was defining standards regarding citations of AP news. In March 2009, the AP counter-sued artist Shepard Fairey over his famous image of Barack Obama , saying the uncredited, uncompensated use of an AP photo violated copyright laws and signaled a threat to journalism . Fairey had sued
8384-556: The AP said it would launch a review of its social media policies after questions were raised about the firing of a journalist who expressed pro-Palestinian views on social media. The announcement came after some AP journalists signed a letter expressing concern over the termination of former news associate Emily Wilder, whom the AP said committed multiple violations of the company's social media policy . The AP has said that Wilder's previous activism played no role in her termination. In May 2024, Israeli officials seized equipment broadcasting
8515-597: The AP the previous month over his artwork, titled "Obama Hope" and "Obama Progress", arguing that he did not violate copyright law because he dramatically changed the image. The artwork, based on an April 2006 picture taken for the AP by Mannie Garcia , was a popular image during the 2008 presidential election and now hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. According to the AP lawsuit filed in federal court in Manhattan, Fairey knowingly "misappropriated The AP's rights in that image". The suit asked
8646-467: The AP's move from Chicago to New York City, where corporation laws were more favorable to cooperatives. Melville Stone , who had founded the Chicago Daily News in 1875, served as AP general manager from 1893 to 1921. The AP adopted teletype for its New York service in 1914. The cooperative grew rapidly under the leadership of Kent Cooper, who served from 1925 to 1948 and who built up bureau staff in South America, Europe and (after World War II ),
8777-400: The Middle East. In 1935, the AP launched the Wirephoto network, which allowed transmission of news photographs over leased private telephone lines on the day they were taken. This gave the AP a major advantage over other news media outlets. While the first network was only between New York, Chicago, and San Francisco, eventually the AP had its network across the whole United States. In 1945,
8908-623: The NBC sitcom Will & Grace in late 2002, and made a cameo appearance on a Pawn Stars episode. On May 12, 2003, she traded places for a day with Tonight Show host Jay Leno . Couric also co-hosted NBC's live coverage of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade from 1991 until 2005. She received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement in 2005. Couric delivered the graduation speech at her alma mater University of Virginia on May 20, 2012, at Randolph-Macon College on June 1, 2013, and at Princeton University on June 1, 2009. She also works with Carmen Marc Valvo to help publicize
9039-534: The State Department immediately engaged with the government of Israel at high levels to express our serious concern and ask them to reverse this action." Later that day, Israeli Communication Minister Shlomo Karhi announced via Twitter that the equipment would be returned to the AP and the Israeli Government would review the positioning of the AP broadcast to determine if it posed a security risk. On January 10, 2022, AP announced it would start selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of their photographs in partnership with
9170-451: The United States . In 2016, Couric was an executive producer and narrator for the documentary Under the Gun , examining gun violence and gun control in the United States . The documentary was criticized for having an eight-second pause for "dramatic effect" inserted instead of the answer given to a question Couric posed to a gun-rights group in Virginia. Couric posted a response on the documentary's website stating, "I take responsibility for
9301-419: The United States are AP subscribers, paying a fee to use AP material without being contributing members of the cooperative. As part of their cooperative agreement with the AP, most member news organizations grant automatic permission for the AP to distribute their local news reports. The Associated Press was formed in May 1846 by five daily newspapers in New York City to share the cost of transmitting news of
9432-403: The United States, and in her early career she was an assignment editor for CNN . She worked for NBC News from 1989 to 2006, CBS News from 2006 to 2011, and ABC News from 2011 to 2014. She was the first solo female anchor of a major network (CBS) evening news program. In 2021, she appeared as a guest host for the game show Jeopardy! , the first woman to host the flagship American version of
9563-554: The United States, via diplomatic pouch . The transactions were initially conducted at the AP bureau under Luiz Lupi in Lisbon, and from 1944, when the exchange via Lisbon took too long, also at the AP bureau in Stockholm under Eddie Shanke. Here, as a cover, the Swedish agency, Pressens Bild [ sv ] , was involved as an intermediary. An estimated 40,000 photos were exchanged between
9694-595: The Weekend Edition of NBC Nightly News . In addition, during her time on Today , she served as a host of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for 14 years from 1991 to 2005. On June 17, 1997, Couric asked the Washington Post ’s Bob Woodward about the Clinton "Chinagate" scandal : "Are members of the media, do you think, Bob, too scandal-obsessed, looking for something at every corner?" Couric hosted or worked on
9825-406: The Yahoo database was arranged in layers of subcategories. The term "oracle" was intended to mean "source of truth and wisdom", and the term "officious", rather than being related to the word's normal meaning, described the many office workers who would use the Yahoo database while surfing from work. However, Filo and Yang insist they mainly selected the name because they liked the slang definition of
9956-531: The Yahoo workforce. On July 25, 2016, Verizon Communications announced the acquisition of Yahoo's core Internet business for $ 4.83 billion. The deal excluded Yahoo's 15% stake in Alibaba Group and 35.5% stake in Yahoo Japan . On February 21, 2017, as a result of the Yahoo data breaches , Verizon lowered its purchase price for Yahoo by $ 350 million and reached an agreement to share liabilities regarding
10087-517: The Year Award in 1959, for a manager in each league. From 1984 to 2000, the award was given to one manager in all of MLB. The winners were chosen by a national panel of AP baseball writers and radio men. The award was discontinued in 2001. Every year, the AP releases the names of the winners of its AP College Basketball Player of the Year and AP College Basketball Coach of the Year awards. It also honors
10218-535: The age of 42. In September 2013, she became engaged to financier John Molner after a two-year relationship. Couric married Molner in a small, private ceremony at her home in The Hamptons on June 21, 2014. The two star in the online cooking series Full Plate with Katie & John , appearing on the Sur La Table website. Her sister Emily Couric , a Virginia Democratic state senator, died of pancreatic cancer at
10349-451: The age of 54 on October 18, 2001. Couric gave a eulogy at the funeral. She pointed out that it irritated Emily when people asked her if she was Katie Couric's sister. She told the mourners, "I just want you to know I will always be proud to say 'I am Emily Couric's sister'." Couric has two other siblings, Clara Couric Batchelor and John M. Couric Jr. During a January 15, 2021 appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher , Couric revealed that she
10480-479: The award was established in 1917. In May 2020, Dar Yasin , Mukhtar Khan , and Channi Anand of the AP were honored with the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography . The choice caused controversy, because it was taken by some as questioning "India's legitimacy over Kashmir" as it had used the word "independence" in regard to revocation of Article 370 . The AP won an Oscar in 2024 for 20 Days in Mariupol ,
10611-467: The background. The AP labelled it with the caption "An Israeli policeman and a Palestinian on the Temple Mount", and the picture and caption were subsequently published in several major American newspapers, including the New York Times . In reality, the injured man in the photograph was a Jewish yeshiva student from Chicago named Tuvia Grossman , and the police officer, a Druze named Gidon Tzefadi,
10742-535: The bid, claiming that it "substantially undervalues" the company and was not in the interest of its shareholders. Although Microsoft increased its bid to $ 47 billion, Yahoo insisted on another 10%+ increase to the offer and Microsoft cancelled the offer in May 2008. Carol Bartz , who had no previous experience in Internet advertising, replaced Yang as CEO in January 2009. In September 2011, after failing to meet targets, she
10873-524: The chairperson is Gracia C. Martore , former president and CEO of Tegna, Inc. The AP is the only organization that collects and verifies election results in every city and county across the United States, including races for the U.S. president, the Senate and House of Representatives, and governors as well as other statewide offices. Known for accuracy, the organization has collected and published presidential election data since 1848. Major news outlets rely on
11004-520: The company stated that all 3 billion of its user accounts were affected by the August 2013 theft. On November 30, 2009, Yahoo was criticized by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for sending a DMCA notice to whistleblower website " Cryptome " for publicly posting details, prices, and procedures on obtaining private information pertaining to Yahoo's subscribers. After some concerns over censorship of private emails regarding
11135-411: The company. On May 13, 2012, Thompson was fired and was replaced on an interim basis by Ross Levinsohn , recently appointed head of Yahoo's new Media group. Several associates of Third Point Management , including Daniel S. Loeb were nominated to the board of directors . Thompson's total compensation for his 130-day tenure with Yahoo was at least $ 7.3 million. On July 15, 2012, Marissa Mayer
11266-487: The court to award the AP profits made off the image and damages. Fairey said he looked forward to "upholding the free expression rights at stake here" and disproving the AP's accusations. In January 2011 this suit was settled with neither side declaring their position to be wrong but agreeing to share reproduction rights and profits from Fairey's work. In January 2008, the AP sued competitor All Headline News (AHN) claiming that AHN allegedly infringed on its copyrights and
11397-581: The crawler-based search engine underlying the Directory with Inktomi . Yahoo's two biggest acquisitions were made in 1999: Geocities for $ 3.6 billion and Broadcast.com for $ 5.7 billion. Its stock price skyrocketed during the dot-com bubble , closing at an all-time high of $ 118.75/share on January 3, 2000. However, after the dot-com bubble burst, it reached a post-bubble low of $ 8.11 on September 26, 2001. Yahoo began using Google for search in June 2000. Over
11528-425: The data breaches. On June 13, 2017, Verizon completed the acquisition of Yahoo and Marissa Mayer resigned. Yahoo, AOL, and HuffPost were to continue operating under their own names, under the umbrella of a new company, Oath Inc., later called Verizon Media . The parts of the original Yahoo! Inc. which were not purchased by Verizon Communications were renamed Altaba , which was later liquidated, making
11659-451: The deadliness, yet preventability, of colorectal cancer . On May 16, 2010, Couric received an honorary doctor of science degree for her efforts in raising awareness of colorectal cancer and for her commitment to advancing medical research from Case Western Reserve University , and later gave the university's 2010 convocation keynote address. In 2016, she starred as herself in Sully to recreate
11790-459: The desire to mind-meld with Howard Stern’s penis?” Couric returned to NBC to co-host the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremonies with Mike Tirico , and to provide additional Winter Olympic coverage and athlete interviews. During the opening ceremony she suggested, erroneously, that the Dutch use their skates as a normal mode of transportation during wintertime, prompting criticism and bemusement from
11921-403: The domestic end of her affiliation, Couric has had as guests The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg , Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan of Live! with Kelly and Michael , as well as some cast members of the soap opera General Hospital . Disney-ABC Domestic Television renewed Katie for a second season starting in fall 2013. However, in October 2013, The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Katie
12052-574: The enemies in this way. The AP was kicked out of Nazi Germany when the United States entered World War II in December 1941. In his book Broken Spring: An American-Israeli Reporter's Close-up View of How Egyptians Lost Their Struggle for Freedom , former AP correspondent Mark Lavie claimed that the editorial line of the Cairo bureau was that the conflict was Israel's fault and the Arabs and Palestinians were blameless. Israeli journalist Matti Friedman accused
12183-532: The first popular online directory and search engine on the World Wide Web . Yahoo grew rapidly throughout the 1990s. Yahoo became a public company via an initial public offering in April 1996 and its stock price rose 600% within two years. Like many search engines and web directories, Yahoo added a web portal, putting it in competition with services including Excite , Lycos , and America Online . By 1998, Yahoo
12314-941: The following two years, she reported for WRC-TV , the NBC owned- and -operated station in Washington, D.C., work which earned her an Associated Press award and an Emmy . Couric joined NBC News in 1989 as Deputy Pentagon Correspondent. From 1989 to 1991, Couric was an anchor substitute. She filled in for Bryant Gumbel as host of Today ; Jane Pauley and Deborah Norville as co-anchor of Today ; Boyd Matson , Garrick Utley , Mary Alice Williams , and Maria Shriver as co-host of Sunday Today ; Chris Wallace , Garrick Utley and Tim Russert as anchor of Meet The Press , Scott Simon , Mike Schneider (news anchor) , Jack Ford , Jackie Nespral , Giselle Fernandez and Jodi Applegate as co-host of " Weekend Today ; Connie Chung , Bob Jamieson , John Palmer , Norville, Faith Daniels , Margaret Larson , Ann Curry , and Linda Vester as anchor of
12445-404: The former NBC News program NBC News at Sunrise . She also subbed for Daniels, Norville, and John Palmer as the news anchor on Today . During Couric's Today interview with presidential candidate Ross Perot on June 11, 1992, viewer phone calls were included. She deflected his bewilderment when a phone caller slipped the following question by the program's technical crew: “Have you ever had
12576-744: The global broadcast customers, 15% from online ventures and 18% came from international newspapers and from photography. In March 2024, Gannett , the largest U.S. newspaper publisher as measured by total daily circulation, announced that effective March 25, 2024, it would no longer use content from the AP. A spokesperson for AP said that they were "shocked and disappointed" by this development. Newspaper chain McClatchy announced that it would also stop using some AP services. Gannett and McClatchy will both continue to use AP's election results data. The AP's multi-topic structure has resulted in web portals such as Yahoo! and MSN posting its articles, often relying on
12707-520: The largest breaches reported to date. The United States indicted four men, including two employees of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), for their involvement in the hack. On December 14, 2016, the company revealed that another separate data breach had occurred in 2014, with hackers obtaining sensitive account information, including security questions, to at least one billion accounts. The company stated that hackers had utilized stolen internal software to forge HTTP cookies . On October 3, 2017,
12838-603: The main sponsor for the Pramac Racing team and the first title sponsor for the 2021 ESport/MotoGP Championship season. Yahoo, the official partner for the September 2021 New York Fashion Week event also unveiled sponsorship for the Rebecca Minkoff collection via a NFT space. In September 2021, it was announced that Yahoo partnered with Shopify , connecting the e-commerce merchants on Yahoo Finance, AOL and elsewhere. Associated Press The Associated Press ( AP )
12969-599: The month, more people in the U.S. visited Yahoo websites than Google; the first time that Yahoo outperformed Google since 2011. The data did not count mobile usage, nor Tumblr. Mayer also hired Katie Couric to be the anchor of a new online news operation and started an online food magazine. However, by January 2014, doubts about Mayer's progress emerged when Mayer fired her own first major hire, Henrique de Castro. On December 12, 2014, Yahoo acquired video advertising provider BrightRoll for $ 583 million. On November 21, 2014, Yahoo acquired Cooliris . In August 2023, it
13100-472: The network and for the newsmagazine 20/20 . While she contributes to the news program all throughout the year, in 2011, Couric created her newly annual special The Year with Katie Couric , which is a program that marks the end of the year and covers some of the biggest newsmakers and news events of that year. This is a collaboration with People magazine, which also reflects events in the world of news, sports, politics, and major headlines that helped shape
13231-501: The new role on January 13, 2014, in an interview with former United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates . She later interviewed United States Secretary of State John Kerry . In March 2015, in an effort to collaborate and to consolidate their news pools, Yahoo News and ABC News has expanded their partnership to include specials and features, with Couric and other Yahoo editors to appear in daily segments on Good Morning America . The extended partnership secured Couric as having
13362-473: The news"—has not changed since its founding, but digital technology has made the distribution of the AP news report an interactive endeavor between the AP and its 1,400 U.S. newspaper members as well as broadcasters, international subscribers, and online customers. The AP began diversifying its news gathering capabilities. By 2007 the AP was generating only about 30% of its revenue from United States newspapers, and by 2024, this had declined to 10%. 37% came from
13493-450: The next four years, it developed its own search technologies, which it began using in 2004 partly using technology from its $ 280 million acquisition of Inktomi in 2002. In response to Google's Gmail , Yahoo began to offer unlimited email storage in 2007. In 2008, the company laid off hundreds of people as it struggled from competition. In February 2008, Microsoft made an unsolicited bid to acquire Yahoo for $ 44.6 billion. Yahoo rejected
13624-439: The number one spot of the poll since its inception. In the pre-bowl game determination era, the AP poll was often used as the distinction for a national champion in football. The AP college basketball poll has been used as a guide for which teams deserve national attention. The AP first began its poll of college basketball teams in 1949, and has since conducted over 1,100 polls. The college basketball poll started with 20 teams and
13755-503: The operation. In coordination with the IDF, Erdan said the site was used by Hamas intelligence officials to develop and carry out electronic warfare operations, and that IDF did not suspect the AP was aware of the alleged covert Hamas presence. After the meeting the AP stated "We have yet to receive evidence to support these claims". Erdan later tweeted "Israel is willing to assist AP in rebuilding its offices and operations in Gaza." In May 2021,
13886-447: The photograph continues to be used by critics of Israel as a symbol of Israeli aggression and violence. During the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis , the Israeli army destroyed the al-Jalaa Highrise , a building housing the AP's Gaza offices and Al Jazeera offices. Israel stated that the building housed Hamas military intelligence and had given advanced warning of the strike, and no civilians were harmed. AP CEO Gary Pruitt released
14017-407: The polling data and results provided by the Associated Press before declaring a winner in major political races, particularly the presidential election. In declaring the winners, the AP has historically relied on a robust network of local reporters with first-hand knowledge of assigned territories who also have long-standing relationships with county clerks as well as other local officials. Moreover,
14148-482: The post- Super Bowl episode of Glee , playing herself interviewing Sue Sylvester after the cheerleading team lost the championship. Sylvester sarcastically referred to Couric as "Diane Sawyer" during the segment. Couric is the author of two children's books and a non-fiction collection of essays. Her children's books The Brand New Kid (2000) and The Blue Ribbon Day (2004) were illustrated by Marjorie Priceman and published by Doubleday . The Brand New Kid topped
14279-506: The reliability of its data and overcome biases of its legacy exit poll . The AP conducts polls for numerous college sports in the United States . The AP college football rankings were created in 1936, and began including the top 25 teams in 1989. Since 1969, the final poll of each season has been released after all bowl games have been played. The AP released its all-time Top 25 in 2016. As of 2017 , 22 different programs had finished in
14410-447: The show in its history. In addition to her roles in television news, Couric hosted Katie , a syndicated daytime talk show produced by Disney–ABC Domestic Television from September 2012 to June 2014. Some of her most important presenting roles include co-host of Today , anchor of the CBS Evening News , and as a correspondent for 60 Minutes . Couric's 2011 book, The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives ,
14541-595: The world. This is very similar to that of Walters's iconic Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People , a year end program that marks the end of the year and acknowledges the people that had the most impact on the year at hand with interviews on their perspective of the year. As part of the special, Couric interviews fellow members of the media that can provide some insight on some events that occurred. From April 2 to 6, 2012, Couric substituted for co-anchor Robin Roberts on ABC's Good Morning America , her first stint at hosting
14672-407: Was Jewish , and converted to Presbyterianism before the marriage. Couric's maternal grandparents, Bert Hene and Clara L. Frohsin, were the children of Jewish emigrants from Germany. Couric's father had French , English , Scottish , and German ancestry. She was raised Presbyterian. In a report for Today , she traced her patrilineal ancestry back to a French orphan who immigrated to the U.S. in
14803-955: Was "CBS Reports: Where America Stands", which featured veteran CBS News correspondents reporting on major issues facing the United States in the decade ahead with research by the CBS News Polling Unit. Couric hosted a weekly, one-hour interview program on CBSNews.com. Her first guest was Fox News Channel host Glenn Beck . Subsequent interviews included former U.S. vice president Al Gore , actor Hugh Jackman , recording artist Shakira , First Lady Michelle Obama , New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman , singer Justin Bieber , actress Jane Lynch , talk show host Ellen DeGeneres , actor Daniel Radcliffe , Bill Gates , former White House Chief of staff Rahm Emanuel , national Tea Party movement leader Michael Johns , football player Drew Brees , and author Malcolm Gladwell . From 2011 to 2013, Couric
14934-627: Was a New York Times bestseller. In 2004, Couric was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame . Katherine Anne Couric was born in Arlington, Virginia , the daughter of Elinor Tullie (née Hene), a homemaker and part-time writer, and John Martin Couric Jr., a public relations executive and news editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the United Press in Washington, D.C. Her mother
15065-460: Was a special correspondent for ABC News , a role she has incorporated into her talk show. Her first appearance on the network was a Sarah Jessica Parker interview on Nightline . Couric co-anchored coverage of the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks , alongside Diane Sawyer , Christiane Amanpour , Barbara Walters , Elizabeth Vargas , George Stephanopoulos , and Robin Roberts . Couric
15196-444: Was announced Yahoo had acquired the San Francisco -headquartered social investing platform, Commonstock. In April 2024, it was announced Yahoo had acquired the AI -driven news aggregator app, Artifact . By December 2015, Mayer was criticized as performance declined. Mayer was ranked as the least likable CEO in tech. On February 2, 2016, Mayer announced layoffs amounting to 15% of
15327-544: Was appointed president and CEO of Yahoo, effective July 17, 2012. In June 2013, Yahoo acquired blogging site Tumblr for $ 1.1 billion in cash, with Tumblr's CEO and founder David Karp continuing to run the site. In July 2013, Yahoo announced plans to open an office in San Francisco. On August 2, 2013, Yahoo acquired Rockmelt ; its staff was retained, but all of its existing products were terminated. Data collated by comScore during July 2013 revealed that, during
15458-589: Was awarded the Emmy Governor's Award for her broadcasting career. She has interviewed presidents, cabinet members, celebrities, and business executives around the world, including President Barack Obama , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , Former President George W. Bush , Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice , John Edwards just after the announcement that his then-wife Elizabeth's cancer had returned, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni , Norah Jones and Michael J. Fox . Couric led CBS News' coverage of
15589-587: Was chosen to live as Senior Resident of The Lawn , the heart of Thomas Jefferson 's Academical Village. She graduated in 1979, with a bachelor's degree in American Studies . Couric's first job in 1979 was at the ABC News bureau in Washington, D.C. , later joining CNN as an assignment editor. Between 1984 and 1986, she worked as a general-assignment reporter for the then-CBS affiliate WTVJ in Miami , Florida. During
15720-540: Was close to cancellation because of a low Q Score , low ratings, and a reported disdain of her core female audience. The syndicated show averaged a 1.7 household rating during its first season and a 1.8 in the 2013–14 season. In December 2013, Disney–ABC Domestic Television announced that Katie had been canceled. The last show was taped on June 12, 2014 and the series finale aired on July 30, 2014. In November 2013, Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer announced she had hired Couric as Global Anchor of Yahoo! News . Couric debuted in
15851-551: Was fired by chairman Roy J. Bostock ; CFO Tim Morse was named as Interim CEO of the company. In April 2012, after the appointment of Scott Thompson as CEO, several key executives resigned, including chief product officer Blake Irving . On April 4, 2012, Yahoo announced 2,000 layoffs, or about 14% of its 14,100 workers by the end of year, expected to save around $ 375 million annually. In an email sent to employees in April 2012, Thompson reiterated his view that customers should come first at Yahoo. He also completely reorganized
15982-511: Was hosting Today on NBC at the time of the attacks, and led CBS News 's coverage of the fifth anniversary. Couric also guest co-hosted The View and Live! with Regis and Kelly . Couric interviewed Lady Gaga in primetime on Thanksgiving as part of A Very Gaga Thanksgiving . In November 2011, Couric hosted a special primetime ABC news program highlighting Regis Philbin 's retirement, after Philbin's 25-year tenure at ABC. Similar to colleague Barbara Walters , Couric anchors specials for
16113-495: Was in charge of the AP investigation and would have ordered the subpoenas. The AP collaborated with Nazi Germany and gave to it access to its photographic archives for its antisemitic Nazi propaganda . AP also cooperated with the Nazi regime through censorship . In 2017, the German historian Norman Domeier of the University of Vienna brought to wider attention the deal between
16244-699: Was later terminated and folded into part of Dateline NBC , where her reports appeared regularly and she was named the anchor. She remained at Today and NBC News for fifteen years until May 31, 2006, when she announced that she would be going to CBS to anchor the CBS Evening News, becoming the first solo female anchor of the "Big Three" weekday nightly news broadcasts. While at NBC, Couric occasionally filled in for Tom Brokaw and Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News . From 1989 to 1993, Couric also filled in for Connie Chung , Maria Shriver and for Garrick Utley and later Brian Williams and John Seigenthaler on
16375-533: Was protecting Grossman from a Palestinian mob who had clubbed, stoned, and stabbed Grossman. There are also no gas stations with Hebrew lettering on the Temple Mount. The episode is often cited by those who accuse the media of having an anti-Israel bias, and was the impetus for the founding of HonestReporting . After a letter from Grossman's father noted the error, the AP, the New York Times, and other papers published corrections; despite these corrections,
16506-590: Was reduced to 10 during the 1960-61 college basketball season. It returned to 20 teams in 1968-69 and expanded to 25 beginning in 1989–90. The final poll for each season is released prior to the conclusion of the NCAA tournament , so all data includes regular season games only. In 2017, The AP released a list of the Top 100 teams of all time. The poll counted poll appearances (one point) and No. 1 rankings (two points) to rank each team. The AP began its Major League Baseball Manager of
16637-488: Was subsequently deleted and the NFT, which was to be sold the next day, was pulled from market. Global director of media relations Lauren Easton apologized, saying "This was a poor choice of imagery for an NFT. It has not and will not be put up for auction [...] AP's NFT marketplace is a very early pilot program, and we are immediately reviewing our efforts". The AP has earned 58 Pulitzer Prizes , including 35 for photography, since
16768-498: Was the first news agency to launch a live video news service in 2003. The Associated Press Stylebook (generally called the AP Stylebook ), alternatively titled The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law , is a style and usage guide for American English grammar created by American journalists working for or connected with the Associated Press journalism cooperative based in New York City . The Stylebook offers
16899-696: Was the most consequential interview from a negative perspective that a candidate for national office has gone through..." Couric was the lead reporter for two CBS Reports series, which aired across all CBS News platforms. The first series, "CBS Reports: Children of the Recession", highlighted the pain suffered by the youngest of the then ongoing Great Recession's victims. The series won the Columbia School of Journalism 's Alfred DuPont Award for Excellence in Journalism . The second series, which aired in early 2010,
17030-407: Was the most popular starting point for web users, and the human-edited Yahoo Directory the most popular search engine, receiving 95 million page views per day, triple that of rival Excite. It also made many high-profile acquisitions. Yahoo began offering free e-mail from October 1997 after the acquisition of RocketMail , which was then renamed to Yahoo Mail. In 1998, Yahoo replaced AltaVista as
17161-477: Was valid. We simply spent too much time on the serious adverse events that have been reported in very rare cases following the vaccine. More emphasis should have been given to the safety and efficacy of the HPV vaccines. Throughout the 2010s, Couric served as executive producer on several films. In 2014, Couric was an executive producer and narrator for the documentary Fed Up , examining the food industry and obesity in
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