01/13/2010



AP adds Twitter and Facebook in Haiti coverage

The Associated Press has activated a Facebook page and added a Twitter account as part of its extensive coverage of the Haiti earthquake.

http://www.facebook.com/APNews

http://twitter.com/ap

AP Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll said: “Covering tragedies of the magnitude in Haiti has been a sad part of what the AP has done quickly and reliably for decades. By using Facebook and Twitter accounts to interact with our audience and learn more about what they want to know, AP will strengthen its already dynamic relationship with its member news organizations, other customers and news consumers throughout the world.”

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Paul Colford
Director of Media Relations
The Associated Press
212. 621.1720
pcolford@ap.org

Jack Stokes
Manager of Public Relations
212.621.1720
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