Comments on: AP May Now Stand for ‘Always Pay’

By: Susan Vo

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By: Marketing de Recherche

Marketing de Recherche — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:28:10 +0000

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By: Jacob Nordahl

Jacob Nordahl — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:06:00 +0000

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By: Michelle Hippler

Michelle Hippler — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:56:09 +0000

What I’d like to see is all the laid-off journalists (and future laid-off AP journalists) create a new industry that goes back to one based on integrity and unbiased reporting. That way they can truly hone their craft and build a future for themselves, instead of toeing the parent corporation’s PR line and worrying about being laid off.

By: DonAlons

DonAlons — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:28:58 +0000

Some comparison might be interesting:
here’s the AP site:
http://www.ap.org/

and here’s Reuters (they pursue a different policy, Silicon Alley Insider has an article for blogger
using content to that: +Reuters: steal this copy+)
http://www.reuters.com/

It could be that Reuters, irrespective of the payment discussion, for some is more attractive,
has more of news quality than AP

By: John Gideon Howard

John Gideon Howard — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:12:21 +0000

Oh crap, I just shared an AP story excerpt on Facebook. Not including the headline, it is 25 words and a thumbnaill photo, linking the story directly to AP. Wonder if they added 12.50 to my tab?

By: Richard V. Burckhardt

Richard V. Burckhardt — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:24:57 +0000

I really hope that rather than pay AP for use of ANY headlines or content, Google simply drops them from the index. Only then will AP see much they depend on their content being spread across the globe. . . for free.

Better to figure out a way to monetize their content than restrict its flow.

By: Eric Schwartzman

Eric Schwartzman — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:49:46 +0000

Hi Andy,

Thanks for the screenshot and the commentary. I’ve been loosely following these developments, and while I agree this amounts to a losing strategy, I can sympathize with the AP’s position.

What suprises me is that the AP isn’t doing more to highlight the difference between their output, which is the product of journalistic process, consensus and impartial reporting, and the blogosphere, which is usually opinion-laden, impulsive and impassioned and therefore, biased and imbalanced.

I would not suprised if the day comes when professional reporting from a reliable source like the AP returns to glory, and if that’s the case, why not let people repurpose whatever they like, but make them pay to attribute it the AP, since they will likely remain a trusted news brand.

Best,

Eric
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