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AP Botches Army Relief Story

February 26th, 2009 | Comments Off

Surprise! The AP seems to have gotten its story about Army Emergency Relief a little wrong. John of Argghhh: Just where did Donn get his information? We really don’t know. Col. Cohen isn’t exactly sure, and neither are his counterparts at other military charities. The AP article says that they analyzed the tax records of the AER, but if they were doing such a great job, how did they miss the following: During the period in question ( ’03-07), the AER distributed $250 MILLION in financial assistance Outstanding loan balances are considered an asset of the trust, even though the money is actually not in their possession. Much like a 401(k) plan, outstanding loan balances are included in the total assets, as if they money was still there, because it’s … Read entire article »

Filed under: Media, Military, Old Media, Other Bloggers

AP Suspends Army for Altering Photo

November 14th, 2008 | Comments Off

The irony in this story is almost unbearable. The Associated Press on Friday suspended the use of photos provided by the Defense Department after the Army distributed a digitally altered photo of the U.S. military’s first female four-star general. The image of Army Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody is the second Army-provided photo the AP has eliminated from its service in the last two months. The AP said that adjusting photos and other imagery, even for aesthetic reasons, damages the credibility of the information distributed by the military to news organizations and the public. “For us, there’s a zero-tolerance policy of adding or subtracting actual content from an image,” said Santiago Lyon, the AP’s director of photography. Las Vegas Sun You don’t crop photos? You don’t alter brightness, contrast or color balance? You don’t publish photos provided … Read entire article »

Filed under: Media, Mocking

Associated Press Takes on Blogs

June 18th, 2008 | Comments Off

Well, they started with Drudge [my bad, it's a parody site called Drudge Retort]. It seems that they object to his brief, 50-100 word, teases quoted from their stories. And they say: All requests for republication of AP material must be in writing, clearly stating the purpose and manner in which the material will be used. All republished material must carry AP credit. Unless specifically noted otherwise, all permission is given for one-time use only. No political candidate, political party, political action committee, polemical organization, or any group formed for partisan purpose may use AP copy in any publication. There may be a fee for reprint use. There is something in copyright law called “fair use”. Section 107 contains a list of the various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may … Read entire article »

Filed under: Blogging, Other Bloggers