The Associated Press says it is setting up a sister organization to solicit donor funding in support of local and state news, both at AP and elsewhere.

Julie Pace, a longtime Washington journalist who managed coverage of the U.S. government during a period of historic tumult, has been named as the executive editor and senior vice president of The Associated Press.

Twitter suspended the account of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ press secretary for violating rules on “abusive behavior” after The Associated Press said her conduct led to a reporter receiving threats and other online abuse.

The AP's board of directors has appointed chief revenue officer Daisy Veerasingham as the news cooperative's new president and CEO.

FILE - In this March 27, 2014, file photo, Daisy Veerasingham poses for a photo in New York. The new role, effective immediately, gives her responsibility over all the company's units, which will report to both her and CEO Gary Pruitt. (AP Photo/Santos Chaparro, File)NEW YORK – The Associated Press on Wednesday named Daisy Veerasingham as its executive vice president and chief operating officer. Veerasingham has been AP's chief revenue officer since 2019, overseeing the news cooperative's sales, product, marketing and customer operations globally. Veerasingham, a British national of Sri Lankan descent, joined AP in 2004 in London as a sales director for AP Television News.