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The Scoop on the Associated Press

Stevie Converse — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:53:17 -0800

Some Papers in Financial Trouble Are Leaving the A.P. to Cut Costs

Stevie Converse — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:04:19 -0700

Tribune Co. Tells AP It May Leave

Stevie Converse — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:28:41 -0700

Tribune Co. Gives Notice to Drop AP

Stevie Converse — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:57:51 -0700

Newspapers Weigh Alternatives to AP: But Do They Add Up?

Stevie Converse — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:12:36 -0700

AP Photographer, Democracy Now! Host Arrested

Stevie Converse — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:13:21 -0700

Minneapolis Star Tribune Tells AP: We're Cancelling

Stevie Converse — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:57:22 -0700

Four More Newspapers Intend to Drop AP over Rates

Stevie Converse — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:58:42 -0700

The AP -- of All Places -- As News Industry Think Tank

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:39:25 -0700

Bloggers: Big Media Is Watching

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:18:01 -0700

The Associated Press unleashed a firestorm in the blogosphere earlier this month when it demanded that a political site take down AP content it said violated copyrights. Bloggers, including Michael Arrington of TechCrunch.com and Markos Moulitas of Daily Kos, cried foul, saying the AP's move threatened the free flow of information over the Web.

Comcast and Cox Caught Blocking BitTorrent All Day, All Night

Stevie Converse — Thu, 15 May 2008 07:50:04 -0700

The Max Planck Institute in Germany released a study today showing that both Comcast and Cox Communications are blocking Web traffic over their networks throughout all hours of the day. This independent study of network management used Web-based tools to detect if Internet service providers in the United States are treating peer-to-peer traffic differently than other types of data.

AP, Networks Sue over South Dakota Exit-Polling Restrictions

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:17:45 -0700

The three major networks, CNN, Fox News, and The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal judge to strike down a South Dakota law that prevents exit polling within 100 feet of a voting place.

AP Launches Mobile News Network

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:51:35 -0700

The Associated Press today debuts its Mobile News Network, a multimedia news portal targeted at wireless users for accessing international, national and local news content anytime and anywhere from the cooperative and its members.

AP Launches Mobile News Network

Stevie Converse — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:10:49 -0700

The Associated Press is launching a new Mobile News Network that makes it easier for newspapers to distribute AP content to mobile devices, including Apple's iPhone and other smart phones, AP president and CEO Tom Curley announced Monday.

Dow Jones Will Stop Carrying AP News

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:58:35 -0700

Dow Jones & Co, recently bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, is ending an agreement of more than 40 years to carry news from the Associated Press after the AP said it wanted more money.

Instead, Dow Jones Newswires will run news from Agence France-Presse, a French news service.