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1. What is AP Digital?
2. How are AP Digital news products delivered?
3. Where can I receive technical support?
4. How do I obtain permission to reprint an AP story or photo?
5. How do I get in touch with an AP sales representative?
6. Where can I purchase AP Photos?
7. How do I purchase AP content if I’m an online newspaper customer?
8. How do I purchase AP content if I’m a radio or TV customer?
9. How do I submit a press release?
10. How do I contact an AP reporter or editor?
11. Can I speak to someone at the AP for a school project?
12. Can I contribute to AP news reports with a photo or video I have taken?
13. How can I apply for a job with the Associated Press?
14. Are AP stories available through RSS feeds?
15. How do I subscribe to AP news for my personal Web site or other personal use?

1. What is AP Digital?
AP Digital is the department of the Associated Press that provides news and information products for commercial Web sites, portals, wireless devices, corporate and government desktops, information distributors and other commercial outlets.

2. How are AP Digital news products delivered?
AP Digital products are delivered in a number of flexible delivery formats. Online video, photo packages and interactive packages are delivered via FTP Pull, while text content, photos and audio are delivered through the Internet.

Additionally, AP text and photo content is also available for viewing through AP’s browser based and searchable viewer, AP Accessa.

For more information please contact a sales representative at 1-800-AP-CALL1 or click here.

3. Where can I receive technical support?
If you are a current AP Digital customer and in need of technical assistance, please call: 877-836-9477.

4. How do I obtain permission to reprint an AP story or photo?
For permission to reprint an AP story or to use AP material in online or electronic form, please contact Gloria Sullivan at 212.621.7994 or permissions@ap.org.

All requests for republication of AP material must clearly state the purpose and manner in which the copy will be used. All republished material must carry AP credit. Unless specifically noted otherwise, all permission is given for one-time use only. No political candidate, political party, political action committee, polemical organization, or any group formed for partisan purpose may use AP copy in any publication. There may be a fee for reprint use.

5. How do I get in touch with an AP sales representative?
Please click here for a list of AP Digital sales representatives in the U.S. and internationally and their coverage areas.

6. Where can I purchase AP Photos?
AP Photos are available for purchase in a number of packages. Please contact an AP sales representative for more information.

For a one-time purchase, please call 212.621.1930 or visit www.apimages.com.

7. How do I purchase AP content if I’m an online newspaper customer?
If you are an online newspaper and a member of the Associated Press, please call AP Newspaper Services at 212-621-1700.

If you are not a member of the Associated Press or are uncertain, please call 1-800-AP-CALL-1 or send an e-mail to mailto: apdigitalsales@ap.org.

8. How do I purchase AP content if I’m a radio or TV customer?
AP content for radio and television customers is provided by AP Broadcast, the broadcast industry’s leading provider of text, audio, video, production facilities, graphics, photos, and broadcast technology around the world.

For more information about broadcast products and services, please visit apbroadcast.com or call +1-800-5AP-RADIO for radio content or +1-800-821-4747 for television content.

9. How do I submit a press release?
If you have a story of local significance, you should send your idea to a local AP bureau. The AP has a bureau in every state capital.

If your story has national or international significance, send an e-mail (no attachments) to info@ap.org or you can mail your press release to AP's National Desk or International Desk at The Associated Press, 450 W. 33rd St., New York, NY 10001

10. How do I contact an AP reporter or editor?
Send an e-mail to info@ap.org and it will be forwarded to the reporter or editor.

11. Can I speak to someone at the AP for a school project?
Inquiries for research projects should be sent to info@ap.org.

12. Can I contribute to AP news reports with a photo or video I have taken?
Yes. To inquire about making news contributions, please send an e-mail to iinfo@ap.org.

13. How can I apply for a job with the Associated Press?
You can inquire about employment by writing to AP's Human Resource department. A cover letter and resume should be sent to the address below.

For more information, see the AP Jobs Web site.
The Associated Press
HR Department
450 W. 33rd St.
New York, NY 10001

14. Are AP stories available through RSS feeds?
AP does not currently sell RSS feeds on a standalone basis. Please contact an AP Digital sales representative for more information.

15. Can I post AP content on my personal Web site or blog?
AP allows its content to be distributed only through licensed Web sites and blogs. If you wish to put AP content on your Web site, please call 1-800-AP-CALL-1.

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