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AP Will Defeat Shepard Fairey, AP Reports
In an amusing conflict of interest, the Associated Press reported Friday that its lawsuit against graphic artist Shepard Fairey is progressing nicely. According to the AP, it looks like the AP is...
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AP Washington Chief Ron Fornier Tapped to Lead National Journal Against Politico
Ron Fournier, the Associated Press's Washington bureau chief, has been named editor-in-chief of the National Journal Group by Atlantic Media chairman David Bradley, according to Mike Allen. Mr. Bradley...
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Mark Kennedy to Fill AP Theater Critic Post
The Associated Press has hired Mark Kennedy, late of Aol News, to be its new theater critic. Kennedy fills the post last occupied by Michael Kuchwara, who passed away last May. Kennedy previously...
View ArticleExtra! Extra! New AP Chief Gary Pruitt Heds To $4.3 M. Tribeca Pad
Taking the top post at the Associated Press isn't Gary Pruitt's only big move—he's also inked a deal on a 3-bedroom Tribeca condo. Mr. Pruitt and wife Abby are leaving Sacramento and McClatchy behind...
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Shield Law More Like a Cheap Umbrella
Judith Miller, who was jailed in 2005 after refusing to reveal a confidential source (Getty Images) Faced with criticism over the government’s secret spying on the Associated Press and Fox News,...
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The National Security Agency is probably spying on you. A few weeks ago, the Associated Press reported that the Department of Justice had subpoenaed two months of their phone records—not the actual...
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AP and News Aggregator Kiss and Make Up
The Associated Press and news aggregator Meltwater have had a rocky relationship, but today, the two companies announced that they would end their court battles and enter a partnership. The couple's...
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(Illustration by Lauren Payne.) In on ongoing quest to prove it's more than just listicles about corgis, Buzzfeed has hired Pulitzer Prize Winner and ProPublica veteran Mark Schoofs to head its...
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(Illustration by Lauren Payne.) Here's your easy guide to understanding the fierce ethics debate currently waging over the firing of AP political reporter Bob Lewis. And whether or not you believe Mr....
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(Illustration by Lauren Payne) Since 2010, the AP's been safe-keeping the scoop that an American man who went missing in Iran in 2007 had ties to the CIA. At the government's request, they kept the...
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