Associated Press Launches Gulf Oil Leak Page

The Associated Press has a new web page where highlights of its gulf oil leak reporting and background is being posted.

“The Associated Press has deployed more than 50 reporters, photographers and videographers to the scene of the worst oil spill in U.S. history,” the site brags. “They supplement nearly two dozen local AP journalists who have a deep understanding of the people, economics and environment of the states they live in and cover. In addition, another 200 AP journalists have been contributing to our coverage, from Alaska to Washington, D.C. and Havana to the Philippines. The coverage ranges from a team dedicated to reporting the environmental impact of the spill to a seasoned group of investigative journalists digging into the legal, business and policy aspects of the disaster.”

“The Associated Press is committed to providing the breaking and in-depth news, in every format, that Americans and others need to stay informed about this unprecedented disaster and to understand its impact,” AP President Tom Curley states. “It is a story without an end in sight, and we will follow it.”