An investigation by the Associated Press uncovered some 1,000 U.S. law enforcement officers who lost their badges for incidents of sexual misconduct, including rape, sexual assault, sodomy, child pornography and having intercourse while on duty. The accusations “reflect a betrayal of the badge,” says AP.
AP: Aaron Schock Used Donor Funds For Private Flights, Katy Perry Show
Aaron Schock, GOP boy wonder, might soon have some problems that are much larger than office decorations or, uh, that other stuff. According to a new AP report, the Illinois representative used over $75,000 in campaign donor funds since 2011 for private air travel, several concerts—including a Katy Perry show—and,…
Everybody Misreads an AP Tweet, Responds by Getting Super-Pissed at AP
The Associated Press Twitter account is a must-follow for breaking-news junkies. It's also a great guide to the many ways you can fuck up breaking news. Like when it reported the status this morning of an aircraft carrying the bodies of MH17 victims back to Holland:
Could the AP Sue George Zimmerman for Plagiarizing His Awful Painting?
Yesterday, we told you about gun-control poster-boy George Zimmerman's latest foray into visual art: a Shepard Fairey-esque rendering of the woman who prosecuted Zimmerman for killing Trayvon Martin. He may have something else in common with Fairey: ripping off the Associated Press to make his masterpieces.
Family Finds Missing Son In a USA Today Photo
The family of a New York man who went missing on New Year's Day accidentally found him living on the streets in DC in a USA Today weather photo spread.
The AP Is Acting Panicky and Bizarre
Two weeks ago, the AP published a news story alleging serious misconduct by a Virginia gubernatorial candidate. The story was wrong; the AP pulled it after less than two hours. The AP has now fired three journalists as a result. This is insane.
Right-Wingers Always Want To "Execute and Torture" Media
Before the Obama Regime began tapping journalists' phone lines and crushing Wikileaks' ability to accept credit card donations, right wingers traditionally occupied the role of harassing journalists and those who leaked scandals to the media. Who wants to "execute and torture" these bad people? Roger Ailes!
White-Haired Obama Has "Complete Confidence" In Eric Holder
Barack Obama and a visiting foreigner just had a press conference, but nobody cares about the other country (Turkey?) because there are scandals afoot in Washington, so everything's about Eric Holder always doing terrible things. Eric Holder is Obama's friend. So he won't be fired unless all of this doesn't go away in…
AP, Tea Party, Bloomberg Clients All Being Monitored Just Like You
It's quaint how people still manage to get outraged about surveillance. You are being monitored, right now, just like everybody else with a phone or a computer or a bank account or a pressure cooker, because Total Information Awareness is real. ‘Welcome to America. All of that stuff is being captured as we speak…
'It's a Simple Legal Reality': Why the Associated Press Is Sticking with the Term 'Illegal Immigrant'
In the face of mounting pressure from activist campaigns like "Drop the I-Word," the Associated Press announced today that it would continue using the term "illegal immigrants" in its immigration coverage if and when the situation calls for it. Drop the I-Word and its proponents—like journalist Jose Antonio Vargas,…
Is this the least interesting AP story of 2012? Christ, let's hope so.
AP to Staffers: Quit Making Fun of CNN and Fox for Getting Obamacare Ruling Wrong
In the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court's highly anticipated ruling on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate, every news organization in America nearly trampled over one another in an effort to be the first to report the story.
North Korean State News Says Even Nature Is Mourning For Kim Jong-il
According to a North Korean Central News Agency report, "peculiar natural wonders" have been witnessed since Kim Jong-il died on Saturday. And we're not talking about Kim Jong-il's face appearing in a crummy piece of toast.
The AP Must Beat Blogs, Demands AP Memo Leaked to Blog
You would think that the AP would be satisfied with its status as "last remaining source of non-local 'news' for 95% of American newspapers." But no! Now they want to be kings of the internet, and whatnot, as well.
Will the Internet Inevitably Turn Hyperlocal Reporting to Crap?
In your hazy Thursday media column: Patch struggles with internet tendencies, Wall Street loves News Corp, Chris Matthews is banned from HBO, "new media residuals" sucks, and the AP warns reporters about the Twitter.
MSNBC Don't Need No Stinking Olbermann
In your beautiful Wednesday media column: MSNBC's doing fine without Olbermann, network news is on the rise, a crazy NY Daily News rumor, the AP plays footsie with North Korea, David Cho to Grantland, and a Village Voice strike update.
New AP Stylebook: Now With More Corn Smut
In your overcast Monday media column: a new yuppified AP Stylebook, NewsBeast's ad troubles, HuffPo keeps on poaching, Carol Smith to Hearst, and Glamour's iPad revolution.
Conde Nast on iPad Apps: Eh, What's the Rush?
In your breezy Friday media column: Conde Nast forsakes its hasty iPad pursuits, Fred Dicker's still alive, journalists meet Tumblr, TV networks approach pseudoevent overload week, and the AP and its union strike a deal.
Nobody Cares that Kate Middleton and Prince William Probably Had Sex
Prince William and Kate Middleton are a young, attractive couple who have been living together for ages. If they haven't had sex by now we'd be worried. Luckily nobody in the UK cares about whether their princesses are virgins anymore.
Associated Press Drops Hyphen from "Email," finally
Thank ever-loving Christ: The official AP stylebook has dropped the hyphen from "email." The AP will no longer write like your computer science teacher in 1997. Now maybe they can stop capitalizing Internet and the Web.
