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Seriously AP?

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by NoOneLikesUs, Oct 1, 2011.

  1. UPChip

    UPChip Well-Known Member

    It's lacrosse. Daddy will pay AP to send a photographer.

    (I had to look it up.)
     
  2. KYSportsWriter

    KYSportsWriter Well-Known Member

    It's a minor squabble, but in next week's TV schedule, the Pacers are referred to as "Indianapolis" throughout the file -- just an FYI for those that use the wire's TV sked.
     
  3. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Not that it matters now.

    Reminds me of the several emails I sent about a weekly TV sports guide that was a corporate mandate, even though they haven't sold an ad for it in months. Could one of the reasons be is the syndicator's copy listed NBA games as "Boston vs. Los Angeles" without saying if the Celtics were playing the Lakers or the Clippers?
     
  4. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Today's there's a story about Casey Martin qualifying for the U.S. Open, where he'll be allowed to use his cart. Gee, you would think there might be a photo around of Martin with the cart?
     
  5. Mark2010

    Mark2010 Active Member

    Good luck with that. In my experience dealing with national AP, the right hand and left hand don't communicate as often as one might expect.
     
  6. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    Trust me, I know better. Just venting as usual. :D
     
  7. spikechiquet

    spikechiquet Well-Known Member

    Serious question: So is there an actual reason that AP posts cheerleader pics on the wire? Or is it just so Bleacher Report has something to "report" on?
     
  8. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    I've seen some newspaper sites with NFL cheerleader slideshows. Or maybe they're taking care of the night deskers.

    But what's worse, the cheerleader shots were among the best of the early offerings from the Chargers-Raiders game. And quite a few early photos from that game went out on the wire in such a way they couldn't be used.
     
  9. OceanLottery

    OceanLottery Member

    From the AP story on Art Modell's funeral:

    Wow, very emotional.
     
  10. spikechiquet

    spikechiquet Well-Known Member

    Why does the AP send out extra-inning alerts for all baseball games...but they don't put out OT alerts for football? Just seems odd.
     
  11. joe_schmoe

    joe_schmoe Active Member

    We get OT alerts. Usually on our Advisories wire, not sports. Why they come there I dunno, but doesn't matter since I get them on my auto FBN search.
     
  12. spikechiquet

    spikechiquet Well-Known Member

    I noticed in our new system we got the OT alerts today...but it didn't show on the old system...must be a bug or something.
     
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