CNN Dumps Reuters, Keeps AP
It’s always good when you get to spin getting the shaft. Reuters reports that CNN is severing their ties to Reuters after relying on the wire service for the last 27 years. For their part, CNN wants to rely more on independent news gathering — yet they claim dropping Reuters was something they wanted to do in order to reduce costs:
“This is all about us, not Reuters. This is about content ownership,” CNN spokesman Nigel Pritchard said.
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