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5. They can edit the story to fit the available publication area.....so they can leave things out, and

Wed Jul 2, 2014, 05:13 PM

Jul 2014

They can add what they want, including misinformation, as long as etc. lot of elasticity in that.

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AP and AP Excite seem to have a majority of the Breaking News stories at DU...why is that? [View all] Fred Sanders Jul 2014 OP

Is there a particular AP story you have issue with? nt Xipe Totec Jul 2014 #1

Fair enough, thought it would be more sporting if I let you pick. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #7

Good one! Xipe Totec Jul 2014 #14

Not sure the main body can be edited dipsydoodle Jul 2014 #3

You need to quote an example. dipsydoodle Jul 2014 #15

If you simply search AP News dipsydoodle Jul 2014 #20

It's also that a LOT of newspapers pick up AP stories. merrily Jul 2014 #8

I think it would leave too few options for posting here, due to merrily Jul 2014 #10

I think it would leave too few options for posting here, due to merrily Jul 2014 #11

Why, thank you. *blush* merrily Jul 2014 #19

Someone is going to have to pay me for that. Fred Sanders Jul 2014 #22