The Gannett and McClatchy news chains, publishers of more than 230 outlets – including The State Journal-Register, USA Today and the Miami Herald – have said they will stop using
journalism from The Associated Press amid continued financial pressures for the news industry.
The decision by Gannett, the nation’s largest newspaper chain,
severs a century-old partnership. Gannett spokeswoman Lark-Marie Anton says it “enables them to invest further in their newsrooms.
A memo from Gannett’s chief content officer Kristin Roberts directed the chain’s editors to stop using stories, videos and images provided by AP on March 25; AP said it had been
informed by McClatchy that it would also drop the service.
