New AP Cost Structure Draws Fire
Some influential newspaper editors, already embattled by the ad recession and competition from online news sources, are protesting the new Associated Press ‘Member Choice’ pricing plan. On December 21, 2007, six Ohio newspaper editors signed a protest letter. A January 8, 2008 letter received broader support including the signatures of editors Bill Marimow of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Martin Baron of the Globe, and, among others, Susan Goldberg of the Plain Dealer in Cleveland. From EditorandPublisher:
”The new ‘Member Choice’ plan, which essentially expands the availability of breaking news content, but puts other stories on an a la carte basis, will be implemented in 2009.
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