Tribune Co. to drop AP

Editor & Publisher reports Tribune Company announced its plans to drop the Associated Press in two years. While the Tribune Co. is the first major newspaper chain to drop the AP, it "joins a growing list of newspapers that have sought to end AP contracts" in response to the AP's announcement that it will introduce a new "controversial rate structure" in 2009.

AP spokesman Paul Colford said he did not have further details about the cancellation notice but acknowledged that, "in this climate," a lot of newspapers "are re-examining their strategies."
Tribune Co. owns nine dailies, including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune.
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