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Interview: Tom Curley, CEO, Associated Press; Portals, Local Content???'The Mother of all Battles'
In a speech last month, AP CEO Tom Curley declared that news is a growth industry and that it was high time to kick ‘despair’ to the curb. At the same time, he seemingly despaired about the balance of power that exists online, between the portals and the creators of original content. The solution: fairer deals to ensure that creators aren’t giving away the house, along with a willingness to adapt to the changing ways readers consume the news.
Last week, Curley spoke out again,…