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AP Layoffs Underway: Cutting Payroll by 10% As Planned
AP layoffs are apparently underway. Various sources have confirmed that the Associated Press is cutting staffs today, as the news cooperative said it would do. Gawker reported that at least 80 jobs will be cut. Paul Colford, director of media relations of AP, declined to...Grenade Tossed in Prison Cell Video Released by Corrections Dept.
A grenade tossing video was released by Wisconsin Department of Corrections. A nonlethal stinger grenade was used against Raynard Jackson in a prison cell in March 2005. Jackson sued the department for excessive force and the case was settled in July 2009 for $49,000. ...
Are Dems ingoring public's growing Obama care concerns?
GOP sources in Washington say that Democrats on Captiol Hill are ignoring public desire for a bi-partisan approach to health care reform. Many Americans are concerned with upcoming changes and pending... Julie Jacobson Photo: Scandal Over Released Shot of Dying Marine
The shocking death photo released by AP and taken by staff photographer Julie Jacobson is growing into a scandal and precipitating some heated debate about the people's right to know verses a family's right to... 10231 views | 41 recommendations | 60 comments
Lance Cpl Joshua Bernard AP Photo: Photo of Dying Marine
US marine Lance Corporal Joshua Bernard was wounded in Afghanistan, and died on the operating table. Associated Press photographer Julie Jacobson shot a photo of the dying soldier, and the AP released the image. The Department of Defense immediately protested the publication... 70475 views | 32 recommendations | 146 comments
AP (Associated Press) Charges $2.50 Per Word to Quote Stories
Lately, the Associated Press (AP) has truly been going out of their way to show that traditional journalists really do understand social media.Open-source, cross-linking, going viral? They're down with that. The AP is with it. Fo' shizzle.For instance, the AP understands that... Crowdfunded journalism - what will readers fund?
An interesting observation from David Cohn, who's been doing some very important work at Spot.Us. "David Cohn of Spot.Us says: “We have begun to see a pattern among the pitches that do and do not get funded… The... 3 UK television journalists arrested by Sri lanka
Three journalists of Channel-4, a London-based television news network have been arrested in Sri lanka on charges of tarnishing the image of the government security forces. The trio, Nick Paton... AP PROPAGANDA VS FREEDOM OF THE PRESS VS CENSORSHIP
This is my comment on the increasing irrelevant AP's desperate last ditch effort to prevent it from going the way of the many bankrupt newspapers that have went before it. [See AP IS DESPARATE TO OUTLAW SEARCH ENGINE LINKING] For the last 30 years or so the AP self censored...
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AP Apology: YouTube Cease-and-Desist to WTNQ-FM Tennessee Mistake
AP has reached out to affiliate radio station WTNQ-FM in Tennessee to say sorry after a misunderstanding over some YouTube video footage. AP was rumored to have sent WTNQ-FM a cease-and-desist letter after the radio station embedded footage from the AP YouTube channel... Associated Press vs. Internet Aggregators — And Then The World!
Guess who's got their back up against the wall and their copyright-clad knickers in a twist again? You guessed it, the Associated Press, that bastion of the newsiest news the news biz has ever produced is about to... AP IMPACT: For troops in Iraq, shower may be fatal
Some U.S soldiers have suffered from shocks when showering and using electrical appliances in Iraq. There have been at least three deaths and one was of Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth.Army investigators claimed "Maseth's death" was because of "negligent homicide caused by KBR... Wounded Sri Lankans describe chaos
Photos Use this widget to show one or more photo files. By default any photos added to the story will appear here. You can choose to have the videos scroll through automatically and set the speed... Key Fact Omitted From AP Article About Ali's Salute to Obama
While reading an Associated Press report this morning about events that took place at the Bluegrass Ball Monday night, I found one important detail omitted from the report were as telling as the ones included. The... Paulson Among Buyers of Failed IndyMac Bank
The FDIC issued a news release Friday to let the world known the agency’s board had approved a letter of intent to sell IndyMac Bank to a thrift holding company controlled by IMB Management Holdings LP. ...
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