4 more papers dropping AP
Cory Bergman August 20th, 2008
The Bakersfield Californian, The Spokesman-Review, The Yakima Herald-Republic and Wenatchee World are all following in the footsteps of The Post Register to drop Associated Press after the AP announced new rates. And the Review is trying to drop AP without the two-year required advance notice.
Adds Rob in comments: “With Yakima and Wenatchee — two of the other major Eastern Washington papers (along with Spokane’s Spokesman-Review) — joining suit in dumping AP, I wonder if this means Washington papers might attempt something similar to OHNO (Ohio News Organization)?”
Update: As linked in the comments, here’s Spokesman-Review Editor Steven Smith’s blog post explaining the decision to drop AP.
11 Comments Add your own
1. Don Day | August 20th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
GO!
2. Rob | August 20th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
In the E & P article S-R editor Steve Smith says that all the pieces will be in place by the end of this week to discontinue their AP agreement.
With Yakima and Wenatchee - two of the other major Eastern Washington papers - joining suit in dumping AP, I wonder if this means Washington papers might attempt something similar to OHNO?
3. Anonymous | August 20th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
That’s ok. AP has apparently had no problem jacking up the rates of AP Digital customers to make up the difference.
4. Amanda E. | August 20th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
Steve Smith of the SR has posted more on his paper’s reasonings behind leaving the AP on his personal blog. (click my name)
5. Rob | August 20th, 2008 at 11:12 pm
From Steve Smith’s blog which Amanda linked to:
“The wire service does send us stories from other regional papers and we need and use those. But, frankly, why should we pay for that. Most of the regional editors with whom I’m discussing the situation, would be happy to develop our own, free web-based content sharing system. That idea already is taking shape in other parts of the country. And we can obtain most of what we need in business and sports from far cheaper services.”
So yeah … WANO,
6. Amanda E. | August 21st, 2008 at 12:02 am
@Rob, more like WAIDNO rather than just WANO - pronounced “whadda I know?”.
Can’t forget our friends just over the state line…
7. tdc | August 21st, 2008 at 7:21 am
the way mcclatchy is trading they may not make it the 2 years it takes the cancellation notice to take effect.
<$4 today.
8. Calros V. | August 21st, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I am especially interested in this development since the The Yakima Herald-Republic is our sister paper and this decision may eventually affect us in Walla Walla.
9. Anonymous | August 21st, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Ehhh…is Citadel still in the toilet too? What fun Disney is going to have, not only selling the TV O&O’s but repossessing the radio network andselling it off again?
Something tells me they are asking for Alice Cooper to perform this behead–er–divorce.
Bring a fresh python, Alice.
10. jason | August 26th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Cool. No more crappy writing from the AP. Like, “pleaded innocent,” and “rap songs.”
11. Anonymous | August 27th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
jason, mein comrade!
Would you even consider rapping with out music?
I think beatniks invented that, daddy-o
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