The world's top stories for the world's largest news organization

Chris  Sundheim

top stories editor, The Associated Press

WHAT I DO: I'm an editor on AP's Top Stories Desk, the wire-service equivalent of a Page One department. With our colleagues around the globe, we help shepherd the world's most important news to the services that supply thousands of newspapers, broadcasters and websites on every continent.

WHAT I DON'T DO: Opinion, of any kind, ever. I'm interested in news, the kind that surprises readers, stirs conversation and shapes history.

​WHY IT MATTERS: The AP is the world's largest and oldest news-gathering organization. On any given day, our content is seen by up to half of the global population. Even in this era of ceaseless media change, no one else can say that, or come close. For more about the AP's long history, visit the corporate website here and here.