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merrily

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8. It's also that a LOT of newspapers pick up AP stories.

Reply to Fred Sanders (Original post)

Wed Jul 2, 2014, 05:15 PM

Jul 2014

They are cheap and/or hurting financially, so they cut down on their own reporters. Few have anyone assigned overseas. Many use their own reporters only for local news.

I don't think many of us quote AP from the Fox website, though. If I find an AP story in, say, the website of a Nashville newspaper, I usually go to the AP website and post that link to the same (or similar) story.

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AP and AP Excite seem to have a majority of the Breaking News stories at DU...why is that? [View all] Fred Sanders Jul 2014 OP

Is there a particular AP story you have issue with? nt Xipe Totec Jul 2014 #1

I have a problem with almost all of the subtle misinformation, the subtle right wing Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #2

Pick one. Since you brought it up, it behooves you to point to at least one specific objection. nt Xipe Totec Jul 2014 #4

Fair enough, thought it would be more sporting if I let you pick. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #7

Good one! Xipe Totec Jul 2014 #14

Not sure the main body can be edited dipsydoodle Jul 2014 #3

They can edit the story to fit the available publication area.....so they can leave things out, and Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #5

You need to quote an example. dipsydoodle Jul 2014 #15

Go to any Fox News stories sourcing AP, there are plenty daily. Read the sourced AP story and Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #17

If you simply search AP News dipsydoodle Jul 2014 #20

An excellent argument as to why you shouldn't link to AP articles on Fox News... PoliticAverse Jul 2014 #6

It's also that a LOT of newspapers pick up AP stories. merrily Jul 2014 #8

That is my point. They are picked up, edited and reformed to fit the agenda, and since AP starts Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #9

I think it would leave too few options for posting here, due to merrily Jul 2014 #10

PS You might want to respond to Reply 6, too. Apparently, he does the same thing I do, namely, merrily Jul 2014 #13

I think it would leave too few options for posting here, due to merrily Jul 2014 #11

I like to hoist flags and see who salutes, can always take it back down,,,,like maybe now,,,,, Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #12

Don't take my word for it. I've started only about 3 threads since I've merrily Jul 2014 #16

You write very well, I would say, you should start more threads in General Discussion. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #18

Why, thank you. *blush* merrily Jul 2014 #19

how does your data look? number of LBN stories, # with/without AP? % OF each? nt msongs Jul 2014 #21

Someone is going to have to pay me for that. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #22