Friday, May 4, 2012

MEDIA READING (AP Mobile): AP apologizes for firing reporter over WWII scoop

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AP apologizes for firing reporter over WWII scoop

thumbnailNEW YORK (AP) - In World War II's final moments in Europe, Associated Press correspondent Edward Kennedy gave his news agency perhaps the biggest scoop in its history. He reported, a full day ahead of the competition, that the Germans had surrendered unconditionally at a former schoolhouse in Reims, France. For this, he was publicly rebuked by the AP, and then quietly fired. The problem: Kennedy h...

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