I just received a response from AP for a story exposed on DU

[still_one]

It was the same story presented differently to the Canadians verses the Americans. Here is the response I received:


Thank you for writing the Associated Press.
AP reporters and editors often do not write the headlines for the AP stories you read. When a story "moves" on the wire, it carries with it a suggested headline. Due to space limitations, editors at our member publications (i.e. Yahoo!News, the New York Times, CNN) will often edit, re-write or even omit the suggested headline. This has been common practice for many years.


John Levine wrote:

I am writing to inquire about the same story reported differently in the United States verses Canada

The story is by Frank Griffiths


Headline for the Canadian story:


Wave of attacks kills nearly 50 in Iraq; prime minister criticizes Americans


"BAGHDAD(AP) - A man strapped with explosives..


Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, meanwhile, criticized U.S. and multinational forces for shooting at Iraqi civilians."



http://news.yahoo.com/s/cpress/20050710/ca_pr_on_wo/iraq



Headline for the American story:


Wave of Attacks Kills Nearly 50 in Iraq


"BAGHDAD(AP) - A man strapped with explosives..


The U.S. military, meanwhile release.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050710/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_050710193813


Why are the stories different?


Is there Censorship going on?



John Levine

[justinsb]

1. What he says is technically true

that does happen. However, it does not, IMO explain the discrepancies between the Canadian and American version of the same story published by the same source.

[still_one]

2. right, they changed more than the headline

I need to ask them about that