McClatchy and Gannett Reduce Their Connection With A.P.

 The Associated Press, a global provider of news stories and photos, will see a significant reduction in business ties with Gannett and McClatchy, two of the largest American newspaper chains.

The biggest newspaper firm in the US, Gannett, which also publishes USA Today, announced on Tuesday that it will stop using content from The A.P. in its hundreds of publications as of Monday.

"Within our remarkable network of over 200 newsrooms and USA Today, we produce more journalism daily than The A.P." stated in a message sent by Gannett's chief content officer, Kristin Roberts.

Ms. Roberts stated that Gannett will keep using The A.P.'s stylebook, which offers recommendations on language and acceptable journalism practices, and election data. She also mentioned that Gannett had a deal in place for international news with Reuters, a competing news organization, "while we build our capacity."

Lark:The decision, according to Gannett spokeswoman Marie Antón, "enables us to invest further in our newsrooms."

McClatchy, which Chatham Asset Management, a hedge fund, acquired out of bankruptcy in 2020, informed its editors this week that it will no longer be utilizing some A.P. services as of next month. About thirty newspapers, including The Miami Herald and The Kansas City Star, are published by McClatchy, which also has a bureau in Washington, D.C.

Senior vice president of news and audience at McClatchy, Kathy Vetter, stated in an email on Monday that The A.P.'s feed will terminate on March 29 and that no A.P. content will be produced after March 31. She did, however, state that McClatchy would keep using the election results data from The A.P.

The New York Times saw Ms. Vetter's email, which stated, "With this decision, we will no longer pay millions for content that serves less than 1 percent of our readers." "We have typically discovered alternatives. We are still developing a comprehensive solution for state "wires" content, though.

An attempt to reach McClatchy for comment was met with no response right away.

The A.P. spokeswoman Lauren Easton stated that talks over Gannett and McClatchy's contracts "have been productive and are ongoing."

Ms. Easton stated in a statement, "We recognize that these are tough choices to make and fully comprehend the difficulties the news industry faces." "Yet, news consumers nationwide would suffer as a result, as The A.P. would no longer provide fact-based journalism."

Founded in 1846, the A.P. employs reporters in approximately 100 nations and every state. It supplies news outlets and broadcasters worldwide, such as The New York Times, with wire content, which includes stories, images, and videos.

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