The Associated Press to Set Guidelines for Using Its Articles in Blogs

New York Times by Saul Hansell | Jun. 16, 2008 (News Report)

Last week, The A.P. took an unusually strict position against quotation of its work, sending a letter to the Drudge Retort asking it to remove seven items that contained quotations from A.P. articles ranging from 39 to 79 words.

On Saturday, The A.P. retreated. Jim Kennedy, vice president and strategy director of The A.P., said in an interview that the news organization had decided that its letter to the Drudge Retort was "heavy-handed" and that ... Full Story »

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 by Jane Thomas1 - Oct. 1, 2008

This is an interesting story, but it is lacking in many ways. The old fundamentals of who, what, where, when, why, and how are not all covered. The journalistic strengths are (1) a relative lack of obvious bias and (2) an excellent explanation of the "what" aspects of the story. Where the story is weak is in the "why" part of the information. Has there been a problem with bloggers and AP stories? Has the problem cost AP money? Why would AP choose to do this right now? Another weak aspect is the "how" of the possible remedies available to AP. And just because AP comes up with a "policy toward bloggers" doesn't mean it would stand up in court.

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