Paul Byrne (journalist)

On 3 March 2020 Paul Byrne was named as the Associated Press' deputy news director in Latin America and the Caribbean [1] Byrne is part of the AP's regional leadership that headed up a team of visual journalists who won The 2024 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Feature Photography as seen in compelling, multi-country photojournalism showing migration from Central America to the United States.

The Irish journalist led the agency's all-format coverage of Ukraine during a period that took in the 6 month anniversary of the war.

Based in Kyiv during August and September 2022 Byrne coordinated AP’s coverage of the milestone date of the Russian invasion, a high-stakes gathering in the city of Lviv that brought together U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Turkey's president Erdogan, and Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy; he led teams to on-location coverage from the front-line in South East Ukraine as IAEA rushed efforts to secure the safety of Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, he also led the agencies coverage through the early soundings of Ukraine’s counter-offensive.

Before this appointment Byrne worked as a freelance multimedia producer for Associated Press Television News based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Byrne also holds a third dan black belt in Karate and represented Ireland on various occasions in international tournaments.