The Wall Street Journal says that the Associated Press is beginning to fracture as the US newspaper business reels. Papers are beginning to push back on the fees the 162-year-old cooperative charges.

Suw: It is possible to drastically reduce the amount of email you receive and send, and ‘no email’ days are not it.

Kevin: So it begings in the British media market. Advertising down 12-14% in May and June. Sly Bailey of Trini-Mirror: “We can’t defy the gravity of the advertising market, or the economy.”

Kevin: Technology and politcs gone awry. What happens when you replace every instance of ‘gay’ with ‘homosexual’? FAIL. I bet the AP loves their content being used like this.