The National Press Club, which claims on their website to have standards and skills, appears to be determined to play court jester in today's media. Nate has the details, including thier spokesman calling a Pulitzer-prize-winning critic a "cretin," their decision to host a press conference for a lunatic and criminal, and -- get this -- that they have Jeff Gannon (George Bush's favorite gay escort!) blogging on their site.
In the meantime, the AP has gone completely insane, and wants to charge bloggers who quote their articles. Here are some of the people following the story:
In the meantime, the AP has gone completely insane, and wants to charge bloggers who quote their articles. Here are some of the people following the story:
- Boing Boing: AP expects you to pay to license 5-word quotations
- AmericaBlog: AP is now lecturing you about how the Internet works
- Michael Silence and R. Neal: AP wants to meet with the media bloggers association
- AmericaBlog: AP: This is journalism, Part II
- Kos: More AP foolishness
- Godless Liberal Homo: Some Alternatives to AP
- Crooks & Liars: The AP walked right into a buzz saw
- Oliver Willis: How Dumb Is The AP?
- Oliver Willis: Media Bloggers Association And The AP Story
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