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A Fierce Battle Ignites Between AP and Bloggers

Started by Nick O'Neill · 10 months ago

Over the weekend the Drudge Retort received take down notifications from the Associated Press for republishing the title and first few sentences of a story. It has created an uproar around the blogosphere resulting in a boycott of AP content by bloggers. According to the New York Times, the Asso ... Continue reading »

6 comments

  • Scott Rafer

    1 year ago

    Nick,
    Why would you of all people fall for self-interested rabble rousing?
    Scott
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  • Nick O'Neill

    1 year ago

    Scott,

    Are you saying I should have just have avoided the post all together?
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  • Scott Rafer

    1 year ago

    Certainly not, but particularly with that image, you appear to be giving the boycott your unqualified support. Drudge and TC are (quite successfully one must admit) taking a secondary bureaucratic reaction on the part of the AP's old guard and turning into a way to get mainstream press.
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  • Nick O'Neill

    1 year ago

    I didn't really give much thought to that image. I should have sourced that image instead. I'll update the post to reflect that ... was just throwing in my two cents.
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  • Scott Rafer

    1 year ago

    I'm now visiting Jim Kennedy of the AP Wednesday morning. Help me pimp that I'm looking for suggestions via Twitter, hashtag #APsuggest
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  • Mark

    1 year ago

    It was the Drudge RETORT not rePort. The DrudgeRetort is a lefty blog/social site.

    It's funny that none of you were upset when SnappedShot was attacked by the AP. Guess pointing out the lefty bias is bad.
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