Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
As CEO of the Associated Press (AP), Daisy Veerasingham is leading one of the world’s oldest and most trusted news organizations through a period of profound transformation.
Since taking the helm five years ago, she’s navigated the rise of AI, struck early partnerships with tech platforms, and pushed the 180-year-old institution to reimagine itself as both a journalism organization and a data provider.
McKinsey Global Publishing’s Raju Narisetti speaks with Veerasingham about the principles guiding AP’s AI strategy, the challenges of cultural change, and why protecting independent, fact-based reporting remains paramount—even as the organization’s structure evolves.
*In the full interview:*
- What does fact-based journalism mean today?
- Culture, leadership, and managing change
- The newsroom of the future
- Will AI become the main way we consume news?
- How the AP values AI partnerships
- Will AI make news brands invisible?
- How journalists are using AI
- Is the AP becoming a data company?
- How can independent journalism succeed?
- Leadership lessons
- Who is the AP competing with today?
- Could the AP ever be acquired?
- Does gender matter as a CEO?
- Tackling misconceptions: What does the AP do today?
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As CEO of the Associated Press (AP), Daisy Veerasingham is leading one of the world’s oldest and most trusted news organizations through a period of profound transformation.
Since taking the helm five years ago, she’s navigated the rise of AI, struck early partnerships with tech platforms, and pushed the 180-year-old institution to reimagine itself as both a journalism organization and a data provider.
McKinsey Global Publishing’s Raju Narisetti speaks with Veerasingham about the principles guiding AP’s AI strategy, the challenges of cultural change, and why protecting independent, fact-based reporting remains paramount—even as the organization’s structure evolves.
*In the full interview:*
- What does fact-based journalism mean today?
- Culture, leadership, and managing change
- The newsroom of the future
- Will AI become the main way we consume news?
- How the AP values AI partnerships
- Will AI make news brands invisible?
- How journalists are using AI
- Is the AP becoming a data company?
- How can independent journalism succeed?
- Leadership lessons
- Who is the AP competing with today?
- Could the AP ever be acquired?
- Does gender matter as a CEO?
- Tackling misconceptions: What does the AP do today?
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