AP Layoffs; Associated Press Cost-Cutting Forces Job Cuts
NEW YORK — The Associated Press laid off an undisclosed number of news employees Tuesday as part of the cooperative's yearlong plan to cut world...
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Statisticians Confirm: No Global Cooling Despite Skeptic Spin
Brendan DeMelle | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green
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Despite the best efforts of a small handful of climate skeptics who argue that the globe has cooled rather than warmed since the record hot year of 1998, no such cooling trend has taken place.
AP Files Lawsuit Over Video Of Grenade Detonation At Wisconsin Prison
AP | SCOTT BAUER | Posted 10.26.2009 | Media
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MADISON, Wis. ? The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Monday against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections seeking the release of a video that shows ...
John Woodfield, Retired AP Bureau Chief, Commits Suicide Following Molestation Charges
AP | Posted 10.22.2009 | Media
FOREST HILL, Md. — A retired Associated Press bureau chief has killed himself after being charged with molesting two boys over a five-year perio...
Shepard Fairey Admits Faking Evidence In AP Case
AP | HILLEL ITALIE and JOE MANDAK | Posted 10.18.2009 | Media
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PITTSBURGH — Artist Shepard Fairey, who recently admitted concealing a key mistake in a lawsuit over his use of an Associated Press photo in his...
AP Considers Charging Online Customers More For Faster News
AP | JEREMIAH MARQUEZ | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media
HONG KONG — The Associated Press is considering whether to sell news stories to some online customers exclusively for a certain period, perhaps ...
Olympic Bid a No-Win Situation for Obama
Chris Prevatt | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics
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But it is one hell of a leap to compare Obama's participation in Chicago's Olympic bid to his health care reform efforts.
Sarah Palin's E-Book Delayed; Publisher Stressing Hardcover Sales Of "Going Rogue"
Wall Street Journal | JEFFREY A. TRACHTENBERG | Posted 09.29.2009 | Media
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For the second time this month, a publisher has decided to delay the electronic-book release of a major new title in hopes of maximizing hardcover sal...
American In Worldland: Have-It-Your-Way Truth
Mort Rosenblum | Posted 09.29.2009 | World
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Our blindness is voluntary. In an overheating world, literally and figuratively, complacent citizens shape whatever reality suits them best.
An Honest Display of Lying
B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 11.14.2009 | Politics
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What's the point of having a discussion with someone when you already know the outcome? "So, what did you think of your boy Obama's speech the other night?" I was asked on the train.
On AP's "Death of a Marine"
Brian Palmer | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media
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The American public has a right to know what our fighting men and women are doing in our name, and what is happening to them. And as citizens, we have a responsibility to look, even when it shocks and discomfits us.
Marine's Photo Reminds Us of War that Will Not End
Michael Winship | Posted 11.11.2009 | World
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There can be no denying the story the photo tells. It forces us to confront through a young man's violent death the ugly, bloody reality of a war.
Brave Editor Defends Publishing AP's Controversial "Dying Marine" Photo
Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media
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I chronicled the controversy over a photograph shot in Afghanistan that captured the moments after a U.S. Marine was mortally wounded by a grenade. It's fascinating to look at one case study.
Rare AP Photo Captures Deadly Attack on U.S. Marine in Afghanistan -- Pentagon Protests
Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media
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U.S. media outlets have been shamefully reluctant to carry truly graphic images of the cost of our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Earlier today, the AP published such a photo.
AP Journalists Emilio Morenatti, Andi Jatmiko Wounded In Afghanistan Bombing
AP | Posted 09.12.2009 | Media
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KABUL — Two Associated Press journalists wounded in a bomb blast while on assignment with the U.S. military in southern Afghanistan were evacuat...
Reuters Exec Tells AP: "Stop Whining"
Reuters MediaFile | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media
Let's stop whining and start having real conversations across party lines. Let's get online publishers, search engines, aggregators, ad networks, and ...
Countrywide VIP Scandal: In the Media, Unlike the Courtroom, Rules of Evidence Don't Apply
David Fiderer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Media
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Why isn't any reporter asking inquiring about Feinberg's contacts with GOP operatives? And why isn't any reporter asking questions about who is paying Feinberg's legal bills?
Julia Lite, Coming to a Stove Near You
Michele Kayal | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living
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The publishing industry has anticipated the latent need-to-feed that's likely to surface in even the laziest among us as we watch the upcoming Julie and Julia.
Darrell Issa, Another Lying Liar in the Countrywide VIP Loan Story
David Fiderer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
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Robert Feinberg is the "whistleblower" who accuses Chris Dodd of receiving "sweetheart deals" on his home mortgage. His statements and stolen company documents represent the only direct evident in Rep. Issa's misleading report.
Senator Dodd's Accusers: Lying Liars and the Reporters Who Enable Them
David Fiderer | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media
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There's ironclad proof that Sen. Dodd's accuser in a mortgage scandal lied from the start. But some reporters aren't interested in facts that undercut the scandal narrative.
Extra! Secrets to Being an AP Reporter for 49 Consecutive Years!
Dana Kennedy | Posted 08.27.2009 | Media
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I'm impressed with Richard Pyle for sticking with the same company for 49 years, for having such a sharp memory, and for being the cliched Irascible, Gruff Newsman that future cub reporters will never meet.
How (and Why) to Replace the AP
Jeff Jarvis | Posted 08.24.2009 | Media
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What we need is an infrastructure for a content marketplace online that rewards the creators of original reporting by exploiting the essential nature of how the Internet operates, that is, the link.
Associated Press To "Protect Its Content Online" By Tracking Use
AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media
The Associated Press is moving ahead with plans for a system to detect unlicensed use of its content and potentially create new ways for the 163-year-...
Comprehensive, Inclusive Immigration Reform: The Most Important Gift of All
Steve Ralls | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics
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Steve and Joe, despite the life they have built together, face separation before year's end because of the country's blatantly discriminatory LGBT immigration policies.
Ray Shaw, Chairman Of American City Business Journals, Dies Of Bee Sting
AP | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ray Shaw, a former Associated Press newsman and chairman of American City Business Journals, has died of complications from an...
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