AP’s Miller at WHCD: At Our Core Is a ‘Commitment to Accurate...Non-Partisan Journalism’ That Holds Power to Account No Matter the Party in Office

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MILLER: “Thank you, our entire team, and to my family for their support. For nearly 180 years, the Associated Press has served as the eyes and ears of the American public and audiences around the world. It brings stories of human triumph and tragedy and everything in-between to billions of people of all nationalities and political persuasions every single day. At the AP’s core is a commitment to accurate, independent, non-partisan journalism that unflinchingly holds power to account no matter which political party is in office. Its reporting is that contemporaneous draft of history that reveals the decisions and impacts brought by global policymakers. It safeguards the facts that keep the citizenry well-informed. Mark Twain said it: ‘There are only two forces that can carry light to all corners of the globe: the sun in the heavens and the Associated Press down here.’
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From the White House to the town of Whitehouse, Texas — it’s a real place — from Peoria to the Persian Gulf, we at AP remain committed as ever to accurate, independent, nonpartisan journalism, to carrying light the world over. Serving as a White House correspondent is the privilege of a lifetime. It is also a responsibility, one we all take seriously, today and for generations to come. Thank you.”