The Associated Press (AP) is one of the world's largest news agencies. The AP is an American cooperative that is owned by newspapers and broadcast stations in the United States. Those newspapers and stations both supply stories for the agency and also are free to use material written by AP writers. Other newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States subscribe to AP to use its material but they are not members or owners. Its headquarters are located in New York.

美聯(lián)社是美國聯(lián)合通訊社的簡稱，是美國歷史最悠久和最大的通訊社，也是世界上最大的通訊社之一。美聯(lián)社是美國多家報紙、廣播電臺和電視臺共同擁有的合作性質(zhì)的通訊社。也就是說，這些報紙、廣播電臺和電視臺向美聯(lián)社提供新聞素材，并采用美聯(lián)社撰寫的材料。許多美國國外的新聞機構也向美聯(lián)社訂購新聞。美聯(lián)社總部設在紐約。