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Good News in History, May 22
179 years ago today, the Associated Press organized in New York City as a nonprofit news cooperative to reduce the cost of covering the...
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On This Day in History
Good News in History, May 22
179 years ago today, the Associated Press organized in New York City as a nonprofit news cooperative to reduce the cost of covering the events of the Mexican American War. The original AP was agreed upon by senior members and editors of The Sun, the New York Herald, the New York Courier and Enquirer, The Journal of Commerce, and the New York Evening Express. Today, AP operates 235 news bureaus in 94 countries, and covers the news in English, Spanish, and Arabic, winning 59 Poulitzer prizes along the way. READ more about the AP's long history... (1846)