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TheRealNorth

(9,481 posts) Tue Sep 22, 2020, 03:04 PM Sep 2020

Has the Associated Press been taken over by Republicans?

I have noticed a lot of the internet articles and radio news seem to put the Republican spin front-and-center, if not in the title of the news article itself.

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Has the Associated Press been taken over by Republicans? (Original Post) TheRealNorth Sep 2020 OP

Trying to be a voice for "there are good people on both sides". Facts not so much. NCjack Sep 2020 #1

Think Rupert Murdock jmellman Sep 2020 #2

Rupert Murdoch does NOT own AP... brooklynite Sep 2020 #3

Thanks TheRealNorth Sep 2020 #4

NCjack

(10,279 posts)

1. Trying to be a voice for "there are good people on both sides". Facts not so much.

Reply to TheRealNorth (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2020, 03:11 PM

Sep 2020

jmellman

(34 posts)

2. Think Rupert Murdock

Reply to TheRealNorth (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2020, 04:18 PM

Sep 2020

He bought it several years ago. A good friend has been an editor there for years and would be happy to quiet share her experiences as the focus shifted — ever so slightly — rightward.

brooklynite

(94,541 posts)

3. Rupert Murdoch does NOT own AP...

Reply to jmellman (Reply #2)

Tue Sep 22, 2020, 04:22 PM

Sep 2020

The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. Its members are U.S. newspapers and broadcasters. AP news reports, distributed to its members and customers, are produced in English, Spanish and Arabic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press

TheRealNorth

(9,481 posts)

4. Thanks

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #3)

Tue Sep 22, 2020, 04:34 PM

Sep 2020

I see some likely RW's on the Board of Directors. Makes me wonder who is in charge of the editorial board.

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