Ron Fournier

Michael Calderone

AP Goes Beyond Breaking News

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 12.13.2011

NEW YORK -- The Associated Press has been getting it first and getting it right for the past 165 years. But as traditional rivals like Bloomberg a...

Jason Linkins

AP's Ron Fournier Concerned By Obama's Teleprompter "Crutch"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

You know, chances are, the Associated Press's Ron Fournier doesn't want to be thought of as weird or an ignorant guy, but he's not helping his cause a...

Why Does Obama's Teleprompter Hate America?

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

Bob Cesca

Without a doubt, many of the attacks from the far-right against President Obama have amounted to nothing more than the political equivalent of speaking in tongues.

AP's Fournier Noted Clinton's 21 "I"s -- But Not McCain's 100

Media Matters | Posted 05.25.2011

Last week, in an apparent effort to paint Sen. Hillary Clinton as self-absorbed, the AP's Ron Fournier counted the number of times she used "some vari...

Jason Linkins

AP Circles The Wagons Around Embattled Fournier

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

AP Washington Bureau Chief Ron Fournier has recently been the focus of sustained criticism of media watchers, who have complained about a detectable f...

What Democrats Should (and Shouldn't) Be Saying About Sarah Palin

Larry Womack | Posted 05.25.2011

Larry Womack

Those of you in the blogosphere, on YouTube, and in the media rushing to "shame" John McCain for choosing an unqualified female running mate as merely...

Why Joe Biden is Vital and the Right Choice

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.25.2011

Steve Clemons

Biden's competence will help Obama be able to remain Obama. Insider or not, Biden is liked by the country -- and he's smart.

AP Bureau Chief Rips Obama Over VP Choice

Washington Monthly | Posted 05.25.2011

The latest piece from Ron Fournier, the AP's Washington bureau chief and the man responsible for directing the wire service's coverage of the presiden...

Associated Press' DC Bureau Chief Once Considered A Job Offer From John McCain

Politico | Michael Calderone | Posted 05.25.2011

Before Ron Fournier returned to The Associated Press in March 2007, the veteran political reporter had another professional suitor: John McCain's pres...

The AP Has A Ron Fournier Problem

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.25.2011

Eric Boehlert

The revelation that as an AP reporter Fournier privately urged Karl Rove to "keep up the fight," came as no surprise to anyone who has read his recent campaign work.

New Washington Bureau Chief Saving The AP Or Destroying It?

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

Ron Fournier says he regards Sandy Johnson, his predecessor as head of The Associated Press's Washington bureau, as "a mentor." Johnson, though, rega...

Jason Linkins

AP's Ron Fournier To Karl Rove: "Keep Up The Fight"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Via Talking Points Memo: the House Oversight Committee has unearthed a key quote from the 50-page report on Pat Tillman - the former Arizona Cardinals...

AP Bureau Chief To Rove: "Keep Up The Fight"

Posted 05.25.2011

Buried in a 50-page report titled "Misleading Information From The Battlefield" on Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch is this nugget: "Karl Rove exchange...