AP announced today it will move articles from several non-profits on its newswire. It’s an attempt to ensure the presence of investigative pieces in our daily newspapers, news sites etc.
It’s a six month trial that will see AP moving articles from the Center for Public Integrity, the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and ProPublica.
This is a hopeful sign. We’ve been writing plenty here about the need to find someone to fund news, but there must also of course be a network to get that news out. It seems AP is committed to figuring out at least that piece of the puzzle.
- A.P. in Deal to Deliver Nonprofits’ Journalism, New York Times, June 13