First Google News, now iPhone. AP is putting its own members out of business. (5/6/08)

http://thefutureofnews.com ^ | 5/6/2008 | Steve Boriss

[JerseyHighlander]

In other words, the AP monster has turned on its creators and is now taking their money while putting them out of business. Last September it was announced that the AP signed a contract with Google News giving its original wire stories prominence, while reducing traffic and presumably online ad revenues at AP members’ own sites. And now the AP is turning on its creators once again, this time launching a program to make its stories available on iPhones, preempting its members’ necessary efforts to restore their ability to generate and deliver their own, valuable original content. But still, AP members don’t get it.

[JerseyHighlander]

Excerpted, read the rest to get further understanding as to why the AP is pulling a power grab over.

[dr_lew]

I believe Rush made mention in today’s show of AP’s preeminence. He was talking about the way he, Rush Limbaugh, was being tagged as the chief propagator of the Michelle “Whitey” rumor, and mentioned a particular AP article as the instrument. He made some comments about AP and it’s preeminent role by-the-way.

[dr_lew]

Oops. Pretty sure this was yesterday’s show.

[Caipirabob]

In [*bleep*] to [*bleep*] with [*bleep*] request [*bleep*] AP, [*bleep*] will [*bleep*] automatically [*bleep*] every [*bleep*] word [*bleep*] not [*bleep*] commit [*bleep*] violations.