Associated Press (via ABC/NBC affiliates)

The Associated Press is a not-for-profit cooperative collectively owned by U.S. newspapers and broadcast stations — including ABC and NBC affiliates — and funded by the fees those members pay to use its reporting. Independent media analysts rate it center to center-left, noting a trend toward more left-leaning story selection and framing over the past decade. Its relationship with the second Trump administration became openly adversarial after the White House barred AP journalists from pool events in February 2025 over the outlet's refusal to adopt the name 'Gulf of America,' and that legal battle remained unresolved as of mid-2026.