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The Associated Press (AP) has announced new content-sharing agreements with Montana Free Press and four other U.S. nonprofit news outlets. This initiative aims to increase the reach of local news ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and enhance access to AP’s nonpartisan journalism. Each organization will share AP journalism with its audience and in return, AP will distribute stories from each outlet to AP’s members and customers.
The Associated Press Announces New Content-Sharing Agreements
The Associated Press (AP) has announced new content-sharing partnerships with Montana Free Press and four other U.S. non-profit news outlets. This initiative aims to broaden local news coverage in the run-up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election and increase access to AP’s unbiased reporting, especially in areas with limited availability of fact-based news.
The new agreements with CalMatters, Honolulu Civil Beat, Nebraska Journalism Trust, and South Dakota News Watch, in addition to Montana Free Press, follow a previous content-sharing deal with the Texas Tribune announced in March.
Each news organization will share AP journalism with its audience. Conversely, AP will distribute stories from each outlet to AP’s members and customers, providing additional coverage of Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, California, and Hawaii.
Montana Free Press Partnership
Montana Free Press founder, John Adams, expressed his enthusiasm for the partnership, noting that it would provide Montanans with more quality nonpartisan news and help their in-depth reporting reach a wider audience. He also highlighted the growing interest in Montana’s unfolding social, economic, and environmental issues, especially in the context of the 2024 elections.
AP’s View on Content-Sharing Agreements
AP U.S. News Director, Josh Hoffner, emphasized the importance of content-sharing agreements with other mission-driven news organizations as local coverage shrinks. He sees these collaborations as opportunities for AP journalism to reach new audiences and bolster AP’s news report from often overlooked states.
About the Associated Press
The Associated Press is a global news organization committed to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP continues to be the go-to source of fast, accurate, unbiased news. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.
About Montana Free Press
The Montana Free Press is a non-profit, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to providing Montanans with comprehensive public-service journalism. It fills the gap left by the decline in traditional statehouse news bureaus.
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