The Associated Press has outlived its usefulness and should be put to rest

Posted on April 8, 2009 by | 2 Comments

The Associated Press is, I hear, not stupid. So, the only explanation for this is that they are suicidal (but that is not new, of course). And, since it is them who are clogging the system, ruining the newspapers and threatening the Web, perhaps they should be persuaded to just shut down for good. Then we can get a breath of fresh air, the remaining newspapers will have locally produced content that the remaining readers will like, and we in the blogosphere can continue producing our own original content unimpeded. So, how do we help AP ride into the sunset? And fast?
Update – some good thoughts:
AP is fighting last century’s battle
Can I have some money now?
1. Solve journalism’s data problem. 2. Kill the AP. 3. Invest in the next market.
Google and Newspapers: Fairplay, Fair Share and Fair Use
Fair Use for Fair People

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2 responses to “The Associated Press has outlived its usefulness and should be put to rest”

  1. Rhea Miller's avatar Rhea Miller | April 8, 2009 at 8:48 pm |

    lol. Carrots have been used in the past….

  2. The Science Pundit's avatar The Science Pundit | April 9, 2009 at 11:41 am |

    Tom Curly was on Charlie Rose (I think last night), and he’s either living in a fantasy world, or he’s trying to squeeze as much blood as possible out of the turnip before the ship sinks to the bottom (sorry if my mixed metaphor made you flinch).