Top executives and editors from several major dailies in the Northeast met in mid-Oct. to hammer out a content-sharing agreement that could replace their agreements with The Associated Press.
A "Northeast Consortium" of newspapers may include the New York Daily News, Newsday, the Buffalo News the Times-Union of Albany, N.Y., and the Star Ledger of
Newark, N.J.
An insider says the new arrangement would offer cost savings, a more timely exchange of content and "a new spirit of cooperation" among members. Lately some newspapers
struggling to streamline their operations have expressed dissatisfaction with the AP.
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