Chicago Tribune to Go AP-less for a Week

How bad is it getting for the newspaper industry?  The Chicago Tribune is dropping AP content for a week beginning November 8.  The experiment is designed to see if news coverage suffers.  Content will be drawn from Reuters, CNN, Bloomberg and other sources not normally used by the Tribune.  Other papers owned by the Tribune will contribute content as well.  The AP will still send some sports statistics, and the Tribune will use the AP if it is the only source for a particular news story.  The paper will likely drop all AP coverage in October, 2010 if this works.  The full story is in Phil Rosenthal's column here.  [MG]