Topic: AP

AP Finally Apologizes to Reporter Fired For Scooping End of WWII

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Imagine getting fired for reporting the scoop that WWII had ended. Well that's exactly what happened to journalist Edward Kennedy, and it's taken The Associated Press 67 years to apologize, but he isn't alive to enjoy the vindication.

By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 14, 2011

What Everyone Can Learn From the BBC's New Social Media Guide

Some etiquette for journalists on how to act on the Internet

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