Moses Yale Beach was an American inventor, entrepreneur, philanthropist and publisher, who founded the Associated Press, and is credited with originating print syndication. His fortune, as of 1846, amounted to $300,000, which was about 1/4 of the fortune of Cornelius Vanderbilt at the time, and was featured in a book that he published named the Wealthy citizens of the City of New York.
Offices of the New York Sun, 1893, on Nassau Street, Manhattan
Cunard Line steamship, used by "The New York Sun" to get their news from Europe
The "Naushon", a steamboat vessel co-owned by Moses Yale through the Associated Press, used for their news service from New York Harbor starting in 1846
Mexico City, Mexican–American War, featuring General Scott
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.
Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association, and produces news reports that are distributed to its members, major U.S. daily newspapers and radio and television broadcasters. Since the award was established in 1917, the AP has earned 58 Pulitzer Prizes, including 35 for photography. The AP is also known for its widely used AP Stylebook, its AP polls tracking NCAA sports, and its election polls and results during US elections.
Logo on the former AP building in New York City
The APTN Building in London
