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Associated Press Evacuation: The Fallout
Just so as to not keep you hanging: That A.P. evacuation that occasioned so many bathroom jokes on your part yesterday? Probably nothing.
About 150 employees were briefly evacuated from the headquarters newsroom of The Associated Press on Tuesday after a staffer opened an envelope containing an unknown white powder.We're not going to make any jokes, because this is not a particularly funny issue, but we will admit to being more than a little curious about the pictures. more »
City officials conducted an onsite test of the substance and initial reports indicated it was harmless, Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll said. The envelope was taken to a lab for further testing.
The envelope, which also contained explicit photographs, came to the AP's mail department on the 15th floor of the building at 450 W. 33rd St. and was delivered to an employee in the newsroom on the 14th floor.
Associated Press
Breaking: A.P. Evacuation
As we speak, the A.P. is being evacuated for a suspicious package -- it's very exciting.We suppose people at the A.P. have a very different idea of excitement than we do, but if you've got any more details, send them along.
TUE DEC 19 2006 AT 2:28 pm
BY BALK
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Photos
The Associated Press runs a summary of the Reuters Photoshop teacup-tempest, re-noting that photog Adnan Hajj blames his bad brushwork on an attempt to remove "dust marks" under "bad lighting conditions." (Reuters has since embarked on an ass-covering campaign that includes a short discourse on the acceptable uses of Photoshop.) On the AP side of the fence, another photographer's "careless" use of Photoshop's cloning tool to compensate for a "dirty sensor" cloned an extra set of hands onto an Alaskan oil pipeline worker. The AP pulled that photo Monday; of course, we'd love a copy if anyone still has it on file. But really, we also love how WRAL's layout of the AP story comes complete with the graphic at right, where the Reuters logo gets the proprietary credit of "AP Image." Use of the Reuters logo is forbidden without the express written permission of the Associated Press.
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Wire Service Photo Slapfight: Dust Marks, Dirty Sensors, Cloned Hands
The Associated Press runs a summary of the Reuters Photoshop teacup-tempest, re-noting that photog Adnan Hajj blames his bad brushwork on an attempt to remove "dust marks" under "bad lighting conditions." (Reuters has since embarked on an ass-covering campaign that includes a short discourse on the acceptable uses of Photoshop.) On the AP side of the fence, another photographer's "careless" use of Photoshop's cloning tool to compensate for a "dirty sensor" cloned an extra set of hands onto an Alaskan oil pipeline worker. The AP pulled that photo Monday; of course, we'd love a copy if anyone still has it on file. But really, we also love how WRAL's layout of the AP story comes complete with the graphic at right, where the Reuters logo gets the proprietary credit of "AP Image." Use of the Reuters logo is forbidden without the express written permission of the Associated Press.
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TUE AUG 8 2006 AT 8:30 am
BY CHRIS MOHNEY
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Latest by Modest AnonyMouse: AP: "The largest and oldest news organization in the world." Reuters: "The world's largest international multimedia news agency" If only Photoshop had more
Associated Press
Who says newspapers are no longer relevant? Look how the A.P. brings you the news you need to know:
A.P. Now Writing For Audience Exclusively of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Who says newspapers are no longer relevant? Look how the A.P. brings you the news you need to know:E-mail is so last millennium. Young people see it as a good way to reach an elder - a parent, teacher or a boss - or to receive an attached file. But increasingly, the former darling of high-tech communication is losing favor to instant and text messaging, and to the chatter generated on blogs and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace.more »
TUE JUL 18 2006 AT 8:31 am
BY CHRIS MOHNEY
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Latest by Alfonso X. Alfonse: Jason X. Jasons, a grad student at Harvard had this to say about the latest revolution in communication: "God, IM is more
Drugs
• We just can't believe that anyone calling himself "Jacob the Jeweler," who makes his living crafting massive, diamond-encrusted watches and pendants for the good people of the hip-hop industry, would have anything to do with a drug ring called the Black Mafia Family. [TMZ]
• Introducing our new favorite website: Long Awkward Pose. People look stupid when they pose for pictures, but they look even more stupid when they don't know they're being videotaped during their earnest posing. Hilarity ensues. [Long Awkward Pose]
• Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos thinks Maureen Dowd is a "catty, insecure bitch," which may or may not having something to do with former Wonkette Ana Marie Cox. Crazy fucking redheads. [The Stranger]
• If a sex shop comes to Soho, it has to be luxe. Kiki de Montparnasse fits the bill -- and if it's high-end, the celebrities shall flock. Go and watch Lenny Kravitz buy a high-end dildo, it'll change your life. [NY Sun]
• Daniel Klaidman comes to NYC to be the assistant managing fluffer at Newsweek. [FishbowlDC]
• Associated Press management slowly dehydrates its staff to death. [The Slug]
• Bill Gates announces that in two years he'll go part-time at Microsoft and devote his energies full-time to his charity work. Steve Jobs cackles, John Hodgman weeps. [Forbes]
Remainders: Jacob the Dealer
• We just can't believe that anyone calling himself "Jacob the Jeweler," who makes his living crafting massive, diamond-encrusted watches and pendants for the good people of the hip-hop industry, would have anything to do with a drug ring called the Black Mafia Family. [TMZ]• Introducing our new favorite website: Long Awkward Pose. People look stupid when they pose for pictures, but they look even more stupid when they don't know they're being videotaped during their earnest posing. Hilarity ensues. [Long Awkward Pose]
• Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos thinks Maureen Dowd is a "catty, insecure bitch," which may or may not having something to do with former Wonkette Ana Marie Cox. Crazy fucking redheads. [The Stranger]
• If a sex shop comes to Soho, it has to be luxe. Kiki de Montparnasse fits the bill -- and if it's high-end, the celebrities shall flock. Go and watch Lenny Kravitz buy a high-end dildo, it'll change your life. [NY Sun]
• Daniel Klaidman comes to NYC to be the assistant managing fluffer at Newsweek. [FishbowlDC]
• Associated Press management slowly dehydrates its staff to death. [The Slug]
• Bill Gates announces that in two years he'll go part-time at Microsoft and devote his energies full-time to his charity work. Steve Jobs cackles, John Hodgman weeps. [Forbes]
Headlines
And, of Course, Reporter Jack Bauer Covers the National-Security Beat
An emailer directed our attention to this "Breaking News" article on the Daily News AP feed:
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Asap
An Associated Press insider told us a little background on that totally radical asap story we "grooved on" yesterday. more »
Today, the 'S' Stands For 'Sad'
An Associated Press insider told us a little background on that totally radical asap story we "grooved on" yesterday. more »
Associated Press
Ever since the Associated Press' Current TV-esque ill-advised new youth-targeted newswire asap -- all lowercase, no periods -- "dropped," as the hip-poppers say, the results, as you'd expect, have been like the scene in an "urban" comedy in which a middle-aged white character actor talks like Snoop Dogg -- equally embarrassing to young, old, black, and white.
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The 'S' Is For 'Stupid'
Ever since the Associated Press' Current TV-esque ill-advised new youth-targeted newswire asap -- all lowercase, no periods -- "dropped," as the hip-poppers say, the results, as you'd expect, have been like the scene in an "urban" comedy in which a middle-aged white character actor talks like Snoop Dogg -- equally embarrassing to young, old, black, and white.
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Associated Press
It's day two of asap, the AP's new "younger audience service," and we think we now understand it: Younger audiences like brief, totally inconsequential and news-free items on ridiculously overexposed "young" "celebrities."
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Everything is Abbreviated
It's day two of asap, the AP's new "younger audience service," and we think we now understand it: Younger audiences like brief, totally inconsequential and news-free items on ridiculously overexposed "young" "celebrities."
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TUE SEP 20 2005 AT 1:04 pm
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Newspapers
Actually, we didn't know the Associated Press was just for old people -- we've been prematurely curmudgeonly since at least our early teens, so we're maybe not the best example -- but apparently it is. How else to explain the need for a new, additional AP service geared toward young readers?
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Today's AP, Not Just for Old People Anymore
Actually, we didn't know the Associated Press was just for old people -- we've been prematurely curmudgeonly since at least our early teens, so we're maybe not the best example -- but apparently it is. How else to explain the need for a new, additional AP service geared toward young readers?
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WED SEP 14 2005 AT 1:05 pm
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Associated Press
Williamsburg Bridge update
Three men on the bridge were not terrorists, reports the AP. According to the mayor, they were "just three 'stupid' men who were 'sitting around drinking.'''
Security scare closes New York bridge [AP]
Security scare closes New York bridge [AP]
