The '''Associated Press''' ('''AP''') was founded in 1846 and is the largest source of independent [[news]] today. It describes itself as "the backbone of the world's information system serving thousands of daily [[newspaper]], [[radio]], [[television]] and [[internet|online]] customers with coverage in all [[media]] and news in all formats. It is the largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video."<ref>http://www.ap.org/pages/about/about.html</ref> | The '''Associated Press''' ('''AP''') was founded in 1846 and is the largest source of independent [[news]] today. It describes itself as "the backbone of the world's information system serving thousands of daily [[newspaper]], [[radio]], [[television]] and [[internet|online]] customers with coverage in all [[media]] and news in all formats. It is the largest and oldest news organization in the world, serving as a source of news, photos, graphics, audio and video."<ref>http://www.ap.org/pages/about/about.html</ref> |