Society slattern censored
March 1, 2007
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9:10 AM -- According to the New York Observer, the Associated Press has, once again, borrowed a page from Light Reading's editorial guide:
On Feb. 13, the Associated Press declared its plans to boldly go where few wire services would dare to go in this day and age: the no–Paris Hilton zone.
“Next week,” entertainment editor Jesse Washington wrote in an e-mail memo obtained by The Transom, “the print team is planning an unconventional experiment: We are NOT going to cover Paris Hilton.
“Barring any major, major news, we are not going to put a single word about Paris on the wire,” the memo continued...
Britney? You're on notice.
— Larry, Attack Monkey, Light Reading
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