I would like to point out this link to AP’s own site regarding this story.
http://www.ap.org/Content/Press-Release/2013/AP-CEO-Win-against-Meltwater-a-victory-for-public-and-democracy
(I am not posting any of the article content, just a link)
Notice the top line above the article. Those are sharing options. The Google + sharing, for example, posts more than just the title but the first few paragraphs.
While I couldn’t find it initially, I wouldn’t be surprised if AP offers a RSS feed that would be used by these aggragrators.
In other words, AP provides the tools to share excerpts of their stories.
I bellyfeel doubleplusgood prolefeed.
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