AP offers buyouts to move further from print journalism

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Print may not be dead, but it’s taking a new beating.  

The Associated Press announced Monday it is offering buyouts to U.S.-based journalists to expedite its move away from print journalism, the Associated Press reported 

According to the report, over 120 staff members received a buyout offer.  

These days, print, typically from large newspaper companies, only accounts for 10% of the AP’s revenue, with the company pursuing more visual journalism.  

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“We’re not a newspaper company and we haven’t been for quite some time,” Julie Pace, executive editor and senior vice president of the AP, said in an interview with the AP. 

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