Search

To access the entire national wire, go to the Essential AP portlet and click US All. Then, click Search within results at the top of the Left column and enter a Boolean phrase in the Search box to further narrow your results.

For example, typing AND NOT slug=FEA eliminates all feature stories from your results.

Enclose the person’s full name in quotation marks and add Boolean operators along with an identifier to a general keyword search to narrow your results. Add parentheses around the entire search query.

For example, to search for new wave singer Bob Lewis of Devo, type (“Bob Lewis” and sing) or (“Bob Lewis” and Devo).

Use parentheses and Boolean operators to capture the city reference you want:

1. Click Advanced Search at top left; then click the More Options tab.

2. In the query box at top, type your search parameters using the Boolean operator OR. For example, type the following query to find stories from Franklin, California:

("Franklin, Calif." OR (Franklin AND California))

Note: The first part of the search covers the AP style for datelines and any other first reference of the city; the second part covers any case where Franklin is mentioned in a story that refers to California that may list multiple cities, including Franklin.

3. Click Search.

1. Click Advanced Search at top left; then click the More Options tab.

2. In the query box at top, type the state abbreviations that you want and separate each abbreviation with the Boolean operator  OR. For example, to find stories for states surrounding Ohio, type:

(Ohio or Pa. or W.Va. or Ky. or Ind.)

3. In the Available Categories box, select AP Channels – Health; then click to add it to the Selected Categories box.

4. Name the search; then click Save Search.

The AP Channels topics in the Essential AP portlet are an excellent starting point for specific, topic-based searches.

For example, to create a search for coal, click the Energy channel. Then, click Search within results at the top left to narrow your results before saving the search.

Note: Channels are only AP content, so Member Marketplace contributions are not included in the results.

Go to the Essential AP portlet and click AP Channels Health.

Create a search that includes the specialist’s title. For example, to search for education stories, you can type "AP Education Writer" AND NOT digest. This query would return stories from education specialists such as Libby Quaid, Justin Pope and others with the “AP Education Writer” specialty designation and not return any digest stories.

The specialty designations are:

AP Airline Writer AP Auto Writer AP Auto Racing Writer AP Agriculture Writer AP Basketball Writer AP Boxing Writer AP Business Writer AP College Football Writer AP Diplomatic Writer AP Drama Writer AP Economics Writer AP Education Writer AP Energy Writer

AP Environmental Writer AP Entertainment Writer AP Farm Writer AP Football Writer AP Golf Writer AP Internet Writer AP Legal Affairs Writer AP Manufacturing Writer AP Medical Writer AP Military Writer AP Movie Writer AP Music Writer AP National Writer

AP Personal Finance Writer AP Political Writer AP Racing Writer AP Real Estate Writer AP Retail Writer AP Science Writer AP Special Correspondent AP Sports Writer AP Sports Columnist AP Technology Writer AP Television Writer AP Tennis Writer AP White House Correspondent

1. Go to the Essential AP portlet and click State News <Your state’s region> the weather link below your state wire, such as Texas Weather.

2. Click Search within results at the top left.

3. In the Search box, type “Tornado Watch” or “Tornado Warning.”

4. Save the search. On the Save Search page, select Notify me to receive e-mails from this search.

• In the Search box, type passcode=b12q for Big 12 content, passcode=b10q for Big 10 content, passcode=p10q for Pac 10 content, and so on.

• To narrow the search to specific sports within a conference, click Search within results at top left immediately after running a passcode search. Then, in the Search box, type slug=FBC for football, slug=BKC for men's basketball, slug=BKW for women's basketball and so on.

Use concept searches to easily find hunting and fishing content:

1. Click Advanced Search at top left; then click the More Options tab.

2. In the query box at top, type subjectname=hunting or subjectname=fishing.

Tips: To avoid finding stores about job hunting, you can type: (NOT subjectname=careers) AND (subjectname=hunting OR subjectname=fishing) To expand the search to include other outdoor activities besides hunting and fishing, add more concept phrases to the search and separate each phrase with the Boolean operator OR. For example, type: (NOT subjectname=careers) AND (subjectname=hunting OR subjectname=fishing OR subjectname=biking)

1. Go to the Essential AP portlet and click State News <Your state’s region> <Your designated state> to find all state content available to you. For a list of all states associated with each region, click here.

2. Click the Browse Topics tab (above the Saved Searches portlet) and click Sports Sports topics either High School sports or College sports to isolate the High School or College sports content, respectively.

3. (If desired) Save this search.

Option #1:

1. Go to the Essential AP portlet and click State News <Your state’s region> <Your designated state> to find all state content available to you. For a list of all states associated with each region, click here.

2. Click the Browse Topics tab (above the Saved Searches portlet) and click Business to isolate the business content.

3. (If desired) Save this search.

Option #2:

1. Go to the Essential AP portlet and click State News <Your state’s region> <Your designated state> to find all state content available to you. For a list of all states associated with each region, click here.

2. Click Search within results at top left.

3. In the Search box, type category=f to search within the state wire for financial content.

The AP uses a standard system to categorize companies called the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). This is the same system used by various federal governmental agencies.

To find information on a certain industry, type naics=XXXXXX in the Search box, where XXXXXX is the six-digit industry code number.

For example, to create a query combining industry codes related to the fashion industry, type:

(subjectname="fashion shows" OR NAICS=448110 OR NAICS=448120 OR NAICS=448130 OR NAICS=448140 OR NAICS=448150 OR NAICS=448190 OR NAICS=448210 OR NAICS=448310)

1. Go to the Essential AP portlet and click US Economic Crisis.

2. Click Search within results at top left and use keywords, tickers or concepts to narrow your search to a particular business sector, such as banking or agriculture.

1. Go to the Essential AP portlet and click AP Channels Automotive.

2. Click the Browse Topics tab at left.

3. Select from a variety of automotive features under the Lifestyle topic.

4. Save your search.

To further limit the search to particular topics, you can use concept searches. For example, to search for various automotive topics, type the following in the Search box:

(subjectname="automobile design" OR subjectname="automobile safety" OR subjectname="automobile sales" OR subjectname="automobile shows" OR subjectname="automobile technologies")

You can add parentheses and Boolean operators to a general keyword search to narrow your results. It is more effective to place the Boolean operator ‘NOT’ at the start of a search so it is easier to make additions and also consolidate other search terms. For example:

Instead of:

NOT filingslug=this or NOT filingslug=that

Use parentheses:

NOT filingslug=(this or that)

1. Click Advanced Search at top left; then click the More Options tab.

2. In the query box, type slug=enterprise.

3. From the Available Categories box, highlight each of the 19 individual state reports (State News – West Region – Alaska, State News – West Region – Arizona, State News – West Region – California, and so on) and click to move them to the Selected Categories box.

4. (If necessary) Filter out advisories if you just want to see actual stories.

Option #1:

If the newspaper is a subscriber of, say, McClatchy-Tribune Information Services or the Los Angeles Times Washington Post news service, type filingsource=mcclatc OR filingsource=latwpst in the Search box to receive that content. For a complete list of filing sources, click here.

Option #2:

For any other third-party material in AP Exchange:

1. Click Advanced Search at top left; then click the More Options tab.

2. In the first row of the Boolean boxes, select Copyright from the Where: box select Does not contain in the next menu type associated press (or AP) in the text box.

1. Go to the Essential AP portlet and click AP Channels Travel.

2. (If necessary) Click Search within results and type a Boolean phrase in the Search box to eliminate Digests or other unwanted content.

Option #1:

Use common Boolean queries to eliminate unwanted content. Run your desired search; then, click Search within results and type AND NOT Digest in the Search box.

Option #2:

1. Click Advanced Search at top left; then click the More Options tab.

2. In the query box, type a Boolean phrase that includes the search terms you want.

Use concept searches to create a feed related to a specialty beat. For example, to find a single feed of news on this topic type the following query in the Search box:

subjectname="social issues" OR subjectname="social orientation" OR subjectname=religion

1. In the Essential AP pane, click Washington All.

2. Select the Search within results option.

3. In the Search box, type RollCall.

4. Save the search.

1. Click the Regular Features button at top right to display a list of regular fixtures provided by AP.

2. Enable the check box next to the feature(s) that you want.

3. Click Save Changes at the top or bottom of the page. New topics appear under “Regular Features” in the Essential AP portlet that will constantly update with the designated content.

1. In the Search box, type headline=“Today In History”.

2. Save the search.

Tip: Ensure that you are searching at least a week back in the database because Today In History only moves once a week, usually on Mondays. You can set your search timeline via the Account Settings page or set the timeline for a particular search when you save it via the Save Search page.

Go to the Essential AP portlet and click Story Types. The topics that appear under "Story Types" are AP Impact, Analysis, Enterprise/Features, Obits, Profiles and Reviews.

• For stories on fashion, click Enterprise/Features; then click the Browse Topics tab above the Saved Searches portlet. AP Exchange sorts and categorizes all the content under the Enterprise/Features category by topic. Then, you can click the Fashion Shows topic.

• For stories on criminal justice issues, click AP Impact, Analysis or Enterprise/Features; then click the Browse Topics tab to find stories on those topics.

Option #1: Click the Lifestyle topic from the Essential AP pane or from the Browse Topics tab.

Option #2: Enter category=L in the Search box.

To search within a Lifestyle search for various subject areas:

1. Select the Search within results option at top left.

2. In the Search box, type one of the following terms:

Food Travel Fashion

Parenting Homes Gardening

Crafts Pets

Option #1: Go to the Essential AP portlet and click Story Types Analysis.

Option #2: You could also create a saved search using the keyword “analysis.”

You can use concept searches to easily and effectively narrow your results within a particular subject area. In the Search box, type subjectname=<concept topic>.

For example, to search within the Green Technologies concept, type subjectname=“Green Technologies” in the Search box. Then, you can click Search within results at top left and type another keyword search to narrow your search further, such as stories about solar power or wind power.

Concept searches are excellent candidates for saved searches.

An effective way to do this is to create a list of topics of common interest to the demographic group that you're trying to reach and enter them in the Advance Search page, using concept searches.

1. Click Advanced Search at top left; then click the More Options tab.

2. In the query box, type a query that lists the relevant concept search topics. For example, if you're trying to reach teenage readers, the list of topics of interest may include video games, music, movies or dating:

subjectname="video games" OR subjectname=music OR subjectname=movies OR subjectname=dating

3. Save your search.

Use concept searches to create a specialized feed of wedding stories.

1. In the Search box, type subjectname=wedding.

2. Click Search within results and use common Boolean phrases (such as AND NOT Digest) to eliminate unwanted content.

In the Search box, type a six-letter code that is a series of abbreviations. The first two letters are AP; the second two letters are either AM (for a morning paper’s graphic) or PM (for an afternoon paper’s graphic); the last two letters are the state’s postal code (such as NY or CA) or US for the national map.

For example, if you need a weather map for Texas for a morning paper, type APAMTX in the Search box. Then, click the Graphics media button at top to display only graphics results, including the weather maps that you need.

Product IDs are codes assigned by AP to various wires, such as Spanish Language content. You can use these popular product ID codes to segregate or eliminate content in a particular query. The next question shows an example of a search query using Spanish language codes.

To retrieve only Spanish text:

1. Click Advanced Search at top left; then click the More Options tab.

2. In the query box, type (or cut and paste) the following query:

"30567" OR "30568" OR "30569" OR "30570" OR "30571" OR "30572" OR "30573" OR "30574" OR "30575" OR "30576" OR "30577" OR "30579" OR "30580" OR "30581"

If you're also looking for Spanish photos, add the following to the above query:

OR "30562" OR "30563"

3. Save the search.

To remove only Spanish content:

1. Click Advanced Search at top left; then click the More Options tab.

2. In the query box, type (or cut and paste) the following query:

(NOT ("30567" OR "30568" OR "30569" OR "30570" OR "30571" OR "30572" OR "30573" OR "30574" OR "30575" OR "30576" OR "30577" OR "30579" OR "30580" OR "30581"))

If you also want to remove Spanish photos, add the following to the coding above, but make sure it’s included in the list inside both parentheses:

OR "30562" OR "30563"

To exclude Spanish language content from a keyword search, use the Boolean operator AND NOT to link your keyword search and the above commands, including all in parenthesis. For example, a search for Fidel Castro that excludes Spanish language content, type (or cut and paste) the following query:

("Fidel Castro") AND NOT (30562 OR "30563" OR "30567" OR "30568" OR "30569" OR "30570" OR "30571" OR "30572" OR "30573" OR "30574" OR "30575" OR "30576" OR "30577" OR "30579" OR "30580" OR "30581")

This type of search is helpful to ensure that you don’t miss any last-minute corrections to stories near deadline that could result a correction the next day if missed.

1. Click Advanced Search at top left; then click the More Options tab.

2. In the first row of the Boolean boxes, select Editor’s Note from the Where: box select Contains in the next menu type correct in the text box. This query returns every correction story.

3. (If necessary) To limit the wires from which you would receive corrections, select the designated wires from the Available Categories box.

4. To receive e-mails from this search, select Notify Me.

5. Save the search.

1. In the Search box, type BC-XX--APNewsAlert, substituting the XX for your state’s postal code. For example, to find Texas NewsAlerts or Urgents, type BC-TX—APNewsAlert.

2. Save the search. On the Save Search page, select Notify Me to receive e-mails from this search.

Option #1:

1. In the Search box, type APNewsAlert.

2. Click Search within results; then type the names of the cities that you are searching for in the Search box, connecting them with the Boolean operator  OR.

3. Save the search. On the Save Search page, select Notify me to receive e-mails from this search.

Option #2:

1. Click Advanced Search at top left; then click the More Options tab.

2. In the query box, type the city or cities that you want to follow in parentheses, connecting them with the Boolean phrase OR. After the last parenthesis, type AND APNewsAlert. For example, to find NewsAlerts or Urgents for cities in Ohio, type:

(Columbus OR Cleveland OR Cincinnati OR “Dayton, Ohio”) AND APNewsAlert

3. Save the search. On the Save Search page, select Notify me to receive e-mails from this search.

In the Search box, type apgeography_name=XXXX, where XXXX is the geographical search term.

It's easy! Create a search for the Special Editions digest and use the e-mail notification to have it sent directly to you:

1. In the Search box, type slug=SPE and digest.

2. Save the search. On the Save Search page, select Notify me to receive e-mails from this search.