Tribune Co. wants to know if its papers, including the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, can do without content from the Associated Press. The financially struggling company would like to cut the cost of paying for the AP material next fall.

Instead of turning to the AP next week, Tribune newspapers' print editions will rely on Tribune staff and several other news sources including Reuters, The New York Times and GlobalPost.

As part of the experiment, the Tribune says it will keep using some AP material such as sports statistics and stories it considers vital. The company's television stations and newspapers' online editions will not participate in the test.

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