Comments on: Best Associated Press Host?

Question: Best Associated Press Host?

elvissinatra — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:47:35 -0800

What's the best news site to link to for AP articles? Are there any free news sites that permanently archive their wire stories?

I used to link to MyWay articles because there were no ads, no registration, and the links seemed to last a long time. Now, it seems like every AP article "expires" after about 3 months. And there's no way to search.

Neither CNN nor Yahoo News keep wire stories up for long.

Surely, there has to be a site that keeps a permanent, searchable archives of AP articles? Or is LexisNexis the only option?

By: jellicle

jellicle — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:58:08 -0800

AP requires that licensees not archive AP content indefinitely. Presumably Lexis pays them well.

By: GaelFC

GaelFC — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:00:14 -0800

Cannot guarantee "permanent," but I work at MSNBC.com and our AP stories certainly don't expire after 3 months. I'm still seeing stories from 2005 on the site.

By: lockle

lockle — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:21:46 -0800

I'm a big fan of NewsVine and I believe that none of the AP articles expire.

By: Gerard Sorme

Gerard Sorme — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:40:53 -0800

That's interesting GaelFC, I thought ALL Associated Press articles expired. Hmmm.

By: GaelFC

GaelFC — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 21:29:49 -0800

All I said was that they don't expire after three months. Reuters stories on the other hand have a much shorter shelf life due to the agreement with them.

By: elvissinatra

elvissinatra — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:40:18 -0800

Does MSNBC.com (or any other news site) explain their expiration policies anywhere online? That would be helpful.