Any “economy” of delivering news by the AP cooperative has been offset by the loss of freedom and independence to report with impartiality. AP forces dependency and partiality. Equality, neutrality, justice, and fairness are sacred on the altar of the AP. I believe the AP has been the driving force to subvert the revered Fourth Estate into the Fifth Column that Goebbels would be proud of.
Bingo We Have a Winner! Great truism statement.