What issues are in front of APSE (Associated Press Sports Editors)?
A. We’re in this world right now where the NFL doesn’t want to give newspaper people video access because they’re saving that for themselves. They see it (video) as a money-maker and we see it as a money-maker. As we figure out our distribution points we see it as a necessity. I wrote a letter this morning – as president of the APSE – to (NFL Commissioner) Roger Goodell to request a meeting on ways we can work together on this. Q. What are your APSE members saying about access problems? A. It’s mixed all over the place. Some teams are more aggressive – it’s inconsistent across the board. We’re trying to help some papers and get some definitive answers. We’re concerned that as the NFL Network and NFL.com get more involved there will be less access for us. This is mostly about video – audio isn’t a problem. We understand we can’t shoot game action, but our problem is that we can’t shoot Andy Reid in a post-game news conference. TV does that – why can’t newspapers? We haven’t gotten a def
