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  • The AP’s “New Distinctiveness” Memo Points to Increased Risk of Bias

    12/15/2011 11:08:40 AM PST · by Nachum · 12 replies
    Big Journalism ^ | 12/15/11 | Accuracy in Media
    From Accuracy in Media’s Logan Churchwell: An internal memo penned by the Associated Press’ Managing Editor Mike Oreskes was leaked and featured on sites such as The Huffington Post and Gawker this morning. As an effort to keep up with the rapidly changing news cycle, Oreskes is now offering a new direction for the wire service. The new plan of action is called “The New Distinctiveness.” But why the change? The AP defines the problem: “AP wins when news breaks, but after an hour or two we’re often replaced by a piece of content from someone else who has executed...