AP Entertainment Editor Institutes Ban on Paris Hilton Coverage

NEW YORK The Associated Press decided to give up a major vice last week: its addiction to stories about Paris Hilton. In the past year, Hilton has appeared on the wire an average of twice a week.

The wire service's entertainment editor Jesse Washington sent a memo to staffers on Feb. 13 that said, barring any major events, the AP would not run any mention of Paris Hilton on the wire, according to the memo, which was obtained by the New York Observer.

In the Observer article Washington was quoted as saying, "There was a surprising amount of hand-wringing. A lot of people in the newsroom were saying this was tampering with the news." Washington added that one editor's response was: "This is a great idea -- can we add North Korea?"

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Now if they would add Anna Nichole.....

"Now I have nothing to read at all. My staff just gives me boring shit that I can't be bothered with."

- Commander AWOL

Let some other hack organization publicize the fact that last night Paris Hilton was pulled over for speeding, driving w/o headlights, and on a suspended license, but was only ticketed for the latter.

:shrug: It's worth a try ...