Re: AP consumes UPI

[Larry Weil <kc1ih@mediaone.net>]

At 6:34 AM -0400 8/7/99, Chuckigo@aol.com wrote:
>This was posted at AllAccess.com/members/netnews/
>  as of Friday night.
>
><<ASSOCIATED PRESS acquired the UPI wire service today. Terms of the deal
>have not been disclosed. A total of 47 UPI radio staffers will be out of
>work.>>


>I will say it's got to be good for UPI subscribers who will hopefully
>convince management that even thought AP is a tad more expensive (hence the
>UPI wire in the newsroom), AP does have outstanding local coverage.

But, will this further consolidation of news sources be good for the
listener/viewer/reader?  I think not!

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Larry Weil
Lake Wobegone, NH

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