For years, the AP has been flying in the face of a prevailing industry trend. While others are pulling out of foreign locales, the wire service has made worldwide expansion part of a master plan for future growth. To lead that effort, a new division, AP International, was established in 2003. Full Story »
Posted by Rory O'Connor
Yes, this is good journalism because it shows how one Associated Press bureau "has become a showcase for the APâs expanded global reach and redefined newsgathering model: collaborative journalism across borders, linking news to a larger picture, presented online in a multimedia format." And it also points out how "for years, the AP has been flying in the face of a prevailing industry trend" of shutting bureaus and cutting back on vital international news coverage
This is a well-written plug for the Associated Press. It however lacks balance, for it does not mention the serious journalistic problems (as opposed to monetary) at the AP. The rating has to be substantially downgraded when the author mentions the notorious faker Bilal Hussein without a word about his false reports. The left-wing slant of the AP also is not mentioned, and the fact that most experts consider the AP less reliable than it was 30 years ago should have been brought out if the author had intended a serious analysis instead of a puff piece.
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