Associated Press reviews

The biggest challenge facing the AP is its shrinking customer base. Daily newspapers in the US are vanishing and cutting costs, and although the need for a wire service increases as papers cut their own staff, some simply cannot afford to be members of the cooperative. That has lead to challenges at the AP, as they have had to change their focus to some degree away from the traditional newspaper base, and concentrate on fast-breaking online news outlets. And many of those also compete with the AP. So the entire company has to continue to cut costs, trim personnel, and consolidate bureaus.

Flexibility depends on the editor. Do not expect a raise unless you hold the management hostage with the possibility of another job elsewhere, and even then, don't expect them to see you as an investment, no matter how long you have been there. Much of management think they are better than non-management. And there is little cultivation of career advancement except for those in the inner-circle.