A tropical storm, a college basketball program and some angry Chinese farmers are dominating the attention of contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/EyePress)
"No, this is not RoboCop."
That's how Michael Feldman, the AP's international photo editor, introduced this photo of a law enforcement officer in Zhengzhou, China. The officer was showing off body armor and a gun that shoots a net to catch dogs.
Meanwhile, a few hundred miles up the road, baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. has some fun during a clinic he's conducting for kids in Beijing.
(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
See below for more of Feldman's top photo picks.
-- Eric Carvin
Baseball, cardboard tubes and the anniversary of a journalist's death are dominating the attention of contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photos/Eduardo Di Baia/Charles Dharapak)
It's not an episode of "Wife Swap." It's Argentina's presidential election. Partial election results
indicate that President Nestor Kirchner and first lady Cristina
Fernandez will switch roles in December. That would make Fernandez the country's first elected female president. Sound sorta familiar?
In this audio clip, the AP's Niko Price discusses the comparisons between Fernandez and Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Read Price's story about the election here.
-- Derrik J. Lang
(AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
(AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Two of the images highlighted by AP International Photo Editor Michael Feldman at the AP global news meeting came from East Timor, where pilgrims traveled to a Christ statue on Matebian Mountain -- formerly the site of a rebel base.
Some claim that, in 1978, thousands of Timorese were killed at the base in fighting with Indonesia forces.
See below for more of the AP photos Feldman chose to highlight at the meeting. (Though Rockies fans might want to cover their eyes.)
-- Eric Carvin
The latest reports on the California wildfires -- including an AP story on the impact of red tape on response times -- are dominating the attention of contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
NowPublic contributors are also debating the new route for the next Tour de France, and some are salivating over a new Honda motorcycle.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
This photo, of a child at play -- with a toy rocket-propelled grenade launcher -- is one of several images highlighted at this morning's AP global news meeting by AP Photo Supervisor Jim Collins.
The picture was taken in Sadr City, a Shiite enclave of Baghdad.
Collins also pointed out the photo below, shot outside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' headquarters in the West Bank City of Ramallah. The boy in the image is holding up a portrait of relatives jailed by Israel, as part of a demonstration calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners.
(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
See below for more of Collins' top-photo picks of the moment.
-- Eric Carvin
Arson in California, Turks and Armenians fighting in Belgium and the first passenger flight of the superjumbo A380 are dominating the attention of contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
"The Red Sox did a lot of this last night."
That's how Madge Stager, the AP's chief picture editor in New York, introduced this photo of Boston's Kevin Youkilis sliding into home plate at the World Series opener -- one of several images she highlighted at this morning's AP global news meeting.
"And the Rockies," she said, moving on to a photo of Colorado pitcher Franklin Morales, "did a lot of that."
See below for other AP photos Stager showcased at the meeting.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
More fires in California, and a citizen journalism experiment in Canada.
That's what's dominating the attention of contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
The California wildfires are dominating the top images in the AP photo report at the moment, according to AP International Photo Editor Michael Feldman, who highlighted some of the best pictures at this morning's AP global news meeting.
The photo above shows a back fire on a hillside in Jamul, Calif., while the one below was shot in the Santiago Canyon hills in Silverado.
(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
See below for more of Feldman's top photos picks.
-- Eric Carvin
The California wildfires are still dominating the attention of contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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to hear the latest from NowPublic's Brian Kennedy -- and to learn about a punk rock street fair in Mexico.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
A lot of the top images AP International Photo Editor Michael Feldman highlighted at this morning's AP global news meeting came from Southern California, where several devastating wildfires continue to burn. The photo above comes from the Malibu Hills; because of an extended exposure, embers blown in the wind appear as streaks at the bottom of the image.
Below, a helicopter scoops water from a golf course in Valencia, Calif., for use in the firefighting efforts.
(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
See below for more of Feldman's top-photo picks.
-- Eric Carvin
Wildfires in California, zombies in Seattle and safety in the air are all getting a lot of attention among contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
This dramatic image from a wildfire near Irvine, Calif., was one of a handful of images highlighted by AP International Photo Editor Michael Feldman at this morning's AP global news meeting.
Feldman also showed this photo, one of several shot by the AP at a protest in Washington by anti-war, justice and environmental groups.
(AP Photo/Caleb Jones)
See below for more of Feldman's top-photo picks of the moment.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
The following photos were highlighted at this morning's AP global news meeting.
Above: Parisians ride bicycles in the streets of Paris during a public transport strike billed as France's biggest in years.
And this, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto disembarking the airplane that brought her from Dubai, to Karachi, Pakistan.
(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Finally, there's this photo from Iraq (follow the jump).
Tornadoes in the Midwest, You Tube blocked in China and a transit strike in France are the top items at NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -- especially photos and video -- into its news report.
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Volcanoes and distant cousin politicians. Those are the top items today on NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -- especially photos and video -- into its news report.
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Despite China's objections, President Bush met with the Dalai Lama Tuesday.
The White House defended the meeting in the president's residence and dismissed Beijing's warning that the talks and the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to him on Wednesday would damage relations between the United States and China.
Associated Press writer Foster Klug, who's covering the Dalai Lama's visit, told asap the White House is trying to keep the event low-key by not releasing a photograph of the president's meeting with the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet's Buddhists. The White also declined to make any public statements afterward, although the Dalai Lama did speak to reporters.
In this audio clip , Klug discusses some of China's objections to the meeting and offers perspective on the U.S. celebrations this week in the Dalai Lama's honor.
Read Klug's story here.
-- Jaime Holguin
The following are some of the top photos from the AP wire today.
(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
(AP Photo/Greg Baker)
(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
From top to bottom:
-- Bernadette Tuazon
A fire that looks like the pope coming back from the grave? The Vatican is calling it a "miracle," and there are apparently photos to prove it. That story and more are today's top noted items at NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -- especially photos and video -- into its news report.
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(AP
Photo/Mohammed Ballas)
Madge Stager, the AP's New York-based chief picture editor, showed some of today's top feature photos at this morning's AP global news meeting. They included ...
A photo (above) of a Palestinian woman picking olives during a harvest in a village near the West Bank town of Jenin.
We also have a photo from last night's game, capturing fans as they celebrate the Colorado Rockies win of the National League Championship baseball series.
See the picture after the jump.
(AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Madge Stager, the AP's New York-based chief picture editor, showed some of today's top feature photos at this morning's AP global news meeting.
In the photo above, a man reacts to fireworks exploding around him at the Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand.
We've also got this, from the opening of the 17th Communist Party Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. The congress is held once every five years.
(AP Photo/Greg Baker)
Read further for another photo, of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
A possible armed uprising in New Zealand, porn scammers in Arizona, and the cat show in Madison Square Garden are the hot topics of the day over at NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -- especially photos and video -- into its news report. Listen to this audio clip
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Al's Nobel, the commute in Delhi and the sad end of a red cedar tree are all getting a lot of attention among contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
He won the Nobel Prize for peace, and the talk began anew: Maybe Al Gore will run for president again after all.
Indeed, the will-he-or-won't-he mystery remains an interesting one. But taking it a step further: What sort of influence might Gore and his peace prize have over the race for '08 if, say, he doesn't run for president? And how much thought is he putting into his impact on the race as a non-candidate?
We put those questions to AP Online Political Editor Ron Fournier, a veteran of inside-the-beltway political reporting who wrote the AP's latest news analysis looking at whether Gore is likely to run.
Listen to this audio clip
to hear Fournier's answer.
-- Eric Carvin
A Facebook dispute over Palestinians? A man saved by his dog? A -- citizen journalism seminar?
There's quite a variety of content getting attention among contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Madge Stager, the AP's New York-based chief picture editor, showed a pair of photos related to detentions in Iraq as she was highlighting some of the AP's top photos of the moment at this morning's AP global news meeting.
In the photo above, a woman in Baghdad reacts to a raid in which U.S. troops detained her male relatives. And below, an Iraqi soldier guards detainees in the city of Baquoba.
(AP Photo)
See below for more of Stager's top-photo picks.
-- Eric Carvin
Some of today's top AP photos, as selected by asap's photo editor:
(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
(AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
From top to bottom:
-- Bernadette Tuazon
(AP Photo / Czarek Sokolowski)
"You don't see nuns getting arrested everyday."
That's how Susan Plageman, an AP photo supervisor, introduced this photo from Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, at this morning's AP global news meeting -- one of several pictures she highlighted as being among the best of the day.
The woman in the photo is one of about 65 ex-nuns and a monk who were removed by police from a convent, which they've occupied for two years during a dispute with the Vatican over the removal of their mother superior.
Court officials and police pushed their way into the convent on Wednesday to evict the ex-nuns and monk.
Plageman also showed a photo, below, from the funeral of two Christian women killed in Baghdad by workers from a private security firm. The sister of one of the victims is seen among the mourners.
(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
See below for more of Plageman's top photo picks.
-- Eric Carvin
It's a quiet news day, at least from the perspective of the contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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to find out, from NowPublic's Brian Kennedy, what one story is getting the most attention on the site right now.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Asmaa Waguih)
Rice and wool played a role in the images AP photo supervisor Susan Plageman highlighted at this morning's AP global news meeting.
Above, a rice farmer in Egypt burns hay to clear a field before planting new crops. And below, a worker sifts through wool at a factory in Argentina.
(AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
For more of Plageman's top-photo picks, see below.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
What's it like reporting from the Gaza Strip?
AP reporters Sarah El Deeb and Diaa Hadid have learned firsthand during their time working in the Palestinian territory. During a visit to AP headquarters in New York, they sat down with AP Deputy International Editor Nicolas B. Tatro to share their observations about Gaza -- including their experiences with the treatment of women -- for an asap podcast.
In this this clip, the women talk to Tatro about the challenges of getting to the truth as reporters.
You can hear the entire podcast at asap.
-- Ray Kugler
(AP Photo/Adil al-Khazali)
It's a common sight in Baghdad -- men mourning over a coffin at a funeral, this time after a joint U.S.-Iraqi raid in the city's Sadr City section.
This is one of several images highlighted by Madge Stager, the AP's New York-based chief picture editor, at this morning's AP global news meeting.
Another one, below, is from Hangzhou, China, which was hit by flooding when Typhoon Krosa came through.
(AP Photo)
For some of Stager's top-photo picks from the world of sports, see below.
-- Eric Carvin
A video game developer called Bungie and some prizes called the Ig Nobels are getting lots of attention among contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo)
"Life back to normal -- if it ever was."
That's how Madge Stager, the AP's New York-based chief picture editor, introduced these photos from Myanmar at the AP global news meeting -- two of several she was highlighting as the top AP photos of the moment.
These two images are both from Yangon, the country's capital, where the government recently cracked down on pro-democracy protests. The picture above shows locals walking past a Buddhist monastery; below, soldiers relax and chat.
(AP Photo)
See below for more of Stager's top photo picks.
-- Eric Carvin
The Sputnik anniversary and a menacing typhoon are getting lots of attention among contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Workers have just been rescued from a gold mine shaft in this photo from South Africa -- one of several AP International Photo Editor Michael Feldman highlighted at this morning's AP global news meeting.
He also showed the picture below, from Baghdad -- an image captured just moments after a car bomb exploded.
(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
See below for more of Feldman's photo picks of the moment.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo)
"More death in Baghdad today."
With few words and a grave tone, AP International Photo Editor Michael Feldman introduced these images at this morning's AP global news meeting -- two of several he was highlighting as being among the best in the AP photo report.
The woman in these pictures is mourning the loss of her two brothers in a shooting in Baqouba, Iraq.
(AP Photo)
See below for more of Feldman's top photo picks of the moment.
-- Eric Carvin
Here are asap Photo Editor Bernadette Tuazon's picks for the top AP photos of the moment.
(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
(AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
From top to bottom:
-- Bernadette Tuazon
What do Zapatista leader Subcommandante Marcos and Radiohead have in common?
Probably not much. But today, both are getting a lot of attention from contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/ Korea Pool via Yonhap)
asap interactive designer Jenni Sohn is in Seoul, South Korea, where much of the nation is buzzing about a summit between South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea. Here are her reflections on the mood and the news coverage on the South Korean side of the border.
Today is a historic day for both Koreas, South and North: South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun crossed the border between the two Koreas on foot to attend the South-North Korea Summit in Pyongyang.
Roh was the first person to walk along that “forbidden line,” as the Korean media calls it, in 54 years.
(AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
A Palestinian prisoner looks out from a truck as he's being released from a prison camp in this image from southern Israel -- one of several photos highlighted by AP International Photo Editor Michael Feldman at this morning's AP global news meeting.
He also showed the photo below -- a view of Myanmar that's rather different from most recent images from the country, where the government has cracked down on pro-democracy protests. The image shows the Shwedagon Pagoda, in the country's capital, Yangon.
(AP Photo)
See below for more of Feldman's photo picks of the moment.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photos/Susan Walsh)
The Supreme Court is now in session.
Mark Sherman, an AP reporter in Washington, reports from the court on a daily basis, so we asked him which issue on the justices' docket this session could prove to be the most interesting of the bunch.
Click here for Sherman's take.
-- Otis Hart
A fire in Vancouver, a volcano off Yemen and an investigative reporter in Mexico are getting attention today from contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-powered media" site The Associated Press is working with to selectively incorporate citizen journalism -– especially photos and video -– into its news report.
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-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
A pair of AP photos made the contrast abundantly clear: on one hand, the despondent Mets, and on the other, the elated Phillies.
That's how AP International Photo Editor Michael Feldman introduced these two images at the AP's global news meeting -- two of several he showcased from today's AP photo report.
(AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
See below for more of Feldman's photo picks of the moment.
-- Eric Carvin
(AP Photo)
Myanmar’s junta continued to crack down on protesters today as a U.N. special envoy tried to arrange a meeting with Senior Gen. Than Shwe, continuing a saga that began as a protest against a fuel price hike and shifted into mass protests led by Buddhist monks against 45 years of military dictatorship.
AP Bangkok bureau chief Denis D. Gray, who is helping coordinate the AP's coverage of the story, got on the phone with Deputy International Editor Nicolas B. Tatro for a podcast that will show up shortly on asap.
In this clip from that conversation, Gray discusses the U.N.'s effort to get through to the junta.
-- Ray Kugler
(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Allen G. Breed, an AP national writer based in Raleigh, N.C., recently had the opportunity to interview Betty Lynn -- the actress who played Thelma Lou in "The Andy Griffith Show" -- for an AP story. (That's them in the photo above.)
After the interview, Breed shared some audio clips he gathered with Far and Wide: Lynn talks about one of her favorite episodes.
Lynn comments on her relationship with fellow actors.
Lynn talks about her early days in radio.
During World War II, Lynn performed variety shows at field hospitals.
What was Thelma Lou's last name? And how'd she end up with that house?
See below for some of Breed's reflections on his experience meeting Thelma Lou.
Protests in Myanmar, a swastika-shaped military base and a police code wiki are getting attention today from contributors to NowPublic, the "crowd-p
