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11.03.2009 1:46 pm

Tribune newspapers to test life without the Associated Press

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If the St. Louis Post-Dispatch went a  week without content from the Associated Press, would you notice?

The Chicago Tribune and other Tribune newspapers hope to learn just how essential Associated Press content is to them — and their readers.  Tribune media writer…

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09.15.2009 12:02 pm

Lack of ACORN coverage spurs allegations of liberal bias

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

In a comment on the Editors’ Desk blog post about Van Jones, Nonpartisan says:

You guys missed it….clearly. And you issued the same B.S. statement that the NY Times printed after they “missed it” as well. You guys didn’t miss, you…

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08.28.2009 11:15 am

Idaho candidate refuses to apologize after joke about hunting Obama

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A Republican candidate for governor in Idaho is refusing to apologize after saying he’d buy a license to hunt President Barack Obama, newspapers in that state and the Associated Press are reporting.

The Associated Press reports that Rex Rammell — described as…

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08.20.2009 11:15 am

Jayson Blair — infamous for New York Times scandal– is doing what?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Blair in March 2004. AP file photo.

Blair in March 2004. AP photo.

The Associated Press’ Matthew Barakat decided to catch up with Jayson Blair — one of journalism’s most infamous names.

Blair resigned from the New York Times in 2003 after committing a battery of journalistic sins. From the Times…

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05.28.2009 1:32 pm

Press asks Obama administration to cut back on anonymous briefings

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and…

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05.07.2009 11:14 am

Nonprofit status doesn’t seem to be the answer for newspapers

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sen. Ben Cardin’s call to let newspapers opt for nonprofit status doesn’t seem to be the answer to the industry’s troubles, media coverage of the Senate’s “Future of Journalism” hearings indicates.

Andrew Miga of the Associated Press reports that “former Washington Post managing…

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03.13.2009 12:23 pm

Where do you get your nation and world news?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A NiemanJournalismLab article discusses how some newspapers are migrating away from using the Associated Press. The article focuses on the 9,000-circulation Norwalk Reflector in northern Ohio — which reports that it is doing quite well without AP.

The publisher there says readers haven’t…

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02.11.2009 3:31 pm

Associated Press trims 1,850 miles from Atlantic Ocean swim

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The tale of a woman swimming across the Atlantic Ocean — “swimming about 2,100 miles in shifts of up to 8 hours” — seemed incredible. Perhaps unbelievable.

The Associated Press has moved the following correction of a story that ran in…

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