From time to time we run into evidence that many members believe AP staff is closely monitoring member Web sites for stories to pick up for the wire. They think it's no longer necessary to proactively send their stories to AP as they did before the Internet.
Nothing could be further from the truth. Nearly all of AP's daily newspapers, radio stations and TV stations have sites, and it's simply impossible for AP to check all of them throughout the day. That means that some stories that should be in the state report wind up being overlooked.
The best way to make sure your stories and photos are available to other members is to send them without being asked. As always, stories may be e-mailed to mnpe@ap.org. Photos can be sent to our state photos operation in New York via FTP or e-mail (statephotos@ap.org). If you send a photo by e-mail, make sure to call to point it out to editors there: 888-AP-FOTOS.
Remember: Members are the key to a wide and deep state report. |