tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21939346.post114904727634444625..comments2023-08-19T00:27:08.863-07:00Comments on The Medium Run: What if the AP had cut off Google News at the pass?Michael Andersenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12164724621772928851noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21939346.post-1150610161893331492006-06-17T22:56:00.000-07:002006-06-17T22:56:00.000-07:00Well, it's only sort of closed today. It's certain...Well, it's only sort of closed today. It's certainly happy to sell our stuff to potential competitors like <A HREF="http://www.newsvine.com" REL="nofollow">Newsvine</A> and <A HREF="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002540488" REL="nofollow">Topix</A>.<BR/><BR/>But this article is suggesting that AP could have become a portal for the public, too. My balking comes from the fear that this would dramatically shift power from the association's "owners" to the association, which would suddenly control the eyes of the future. It'd be a big shift, that's all.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272304569919320833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21939346.post-1149613348898228912006-06-06T10:02:00.000-07:002006-06-06T10:02:00.000-07:00I assume we can all balk a bit at the idea of lett...<I> I assume we can all balk a bit at the idea of letting the nation's nonprofit news collective mutate into an online megaportal. </I><BR/><BR/>Why? The AP is a portal, but just a closed one for its owners, newspaper companies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com