<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Open Parenthesis]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://www.openparenthesis.org]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[John]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[http://www.openparenthesis.org/author/admin/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Will they call it APNP?]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[News from late last week that <a href="http://www.nowpublic.com/" title="NowPublic" target="_blank">NowPublic</a>, a Vancouver BC based participatory news network, has partnered with <a href="http://www.ap.org/" title="Associated Press" target="_blank">the Associated Press</a>, which calls itself "the essential global news network."

<img src="http://www.openparenthesis.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/apnp.jpg" alt="APNP" />

You can read the <a href="http://www.ap.org/pages/about/pressreleases/pr_020907a.html" title="AP and NowPublic.com announce a collaboration" target="_blank">press release</a> from the AP, or track <a href="http://www.nowpublic.com/updated_the_buzz_about_nowpublic_today" title="Updated: The Buzz about NowPublic Today" target="_blank">reactions to the story</a> at NowPublic.

While the releases so far have been rather light on specifics, this seems like a great partnership, assuming it brings some the APs resources in contact with some of NowPublic's participants.]]></html></oembed>