07/02/2009

AP Press Release


AP staff moves quickly to report on multiplatform interview with the president

The numbers from The Associated Press’ multiplatform interview today with President Barack Obama tell a tale of relaying breaking news to an international audience at rapid speed.

The AP moved nine APNewsAlerts, nine APNewsNows and five writethrus even before AP White House Correspondent Jennifer Loven and the president left the Diplomatic Reception Room following the 20-minute interview. (See examples, below.)

Audio of their exchange went out just as quickly to AP member radio stations.

AP Television Network and AP Online Video moved a number of components to U.S. and international customers.

AP’s Online Video Network started streaming the full interview via OVN’s hundreds of subscriber Web sites soon after it ended.

AP also moved 10 photos of the president.

"President Obama broke news on affirmative action and Russia, and spoke glowingly about Michael Jackson in an interview with The Associated Press that began at 12 noon ET -- the peak time for online readers in the United States and up against international newspaper deadlines," said AP Washington Bureau Chief Ron Fournier. "That's a billion or more eyeballs getting his views via AP text, television, radio and online video feeds."

C-SPAN will run the full interview during the weekend.

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Examples of the day’s reports:

Date: 7/2/2009 12:12 PM
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Obama tells AP that US determined to stop nuclear armed Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Obama tells AP that US determined to stop nuclear armed Iran.

Date: 7/2/2009 12:15 PM
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Obama: Iran cannot be permitted to be nuke power

JENNIFER LOVEN
AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he is "not reconciled" to the idea of Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon within a year.

The president told The Associated Press in an interview that U.S. government planning is running in precisely the opposite direction. He said a nuclear-armed Iran would likely trigger an arms race in the already volatile Mideast and said that would be "a recipie for potential disaster."

Obama also said Thursday that opposing a nuclear weapons capacity for the Persian Gulf nation isn't simply "a U.S. position." He said "the biggest concern is not simply that Iran can threaten us or our allies, like Israel or its neighbors."

The president said that Iran must not be a nuclear power, although he conceded that the challenge ahead is formidable.


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