tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post718018969746401555..comments2023-10-24T01:17:35.297-07:00Comments on Etaoin Shrdlu: Google hosting wire storiesHowardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08379598516764590842noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-77135994804402069862007-09-03T05:59:00.000-07:002007-09-03T05:59:00.000-07:00I think you're right that for most newspapers this...I think you're right that for most newspapers this change won't amount to much. It's commodity news that for newspapers covering local markets merely provides background Muzak.<BR/><BR/>The state report, however, is a different story. It does provide a lot of value (i.e. drives traffic). People are interested in what happens down the road or in the state capital or even a multi-state area that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039863.post-86068088063874973472007-09-02T15:52:00.000-07:002007-09-02T15:52:00.000-07:00We've talked about this in our shop, and while we ...We've talked about this in our shop, and while we aren't terribly concerned about the national/world wires, we are bothered by the fact that AP seems to conveniently forget that it was founded by newspapers and many of its sources of information are those same newspapers.<BR/><BR/>The only thing that keeps many newspapers from dropping AP is the photo service. We can get our regional news from Andy Perduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01479537349026293591noreply@blogger.com