Washington Photos: In black and white

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Washington Week in Photos: Nominating a judge

In this week's edition of Washington Week in Photos, the president nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.

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Amazon unveils Kindle DX

Amazon.com hopes a bigger version of its Kindle electronic reading device can be a hit, even if it's more expensive, and the company is aiming it in part at college students who are eager to save money on their textbooks.

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Calif. artist sues AP over image of Obama

An artist who created a famous image of Barack Obama before he became president sued The Associated Press on Monday, asking a judge to find that his use of an AP photo in creating the poster did not violate copyright law. (Feb. 9)

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AP Archive Goes Multimedia

The Associated Press is taking a multimedia approach to its stock footage business, offering program makers in key international markets access to its vast still photos collection in tandem with its archives of film and video, via AP Archive at www.aparchive.com.

The AP Archive collection is one of the world’s largest news archives, dating from 1896. "Many of our customers no longer think in terms of just footage or just photos because media convergence has meant that they generally need both" said AP Director of International Archives Alwyn Lindsey. "This approach is a direct response to the new market needs and it allows us to provide customers with the diversity of materials they require"

Lindsey said AP is seeing a trend in that more and more producers are no longer thinking purely in terms of TV, but are also looking at wider outlets for productions, including online vehicles, books and interactive media. "AP also believes that it can provide better financial value with this approach, which it sees as being essential in light of the present economic situation" he said.

Source: WebWire

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First photos of distant planets unveiled

Earth seems to have its first fuzzy photos of four alien planets outside our solar system. Three of them orbit the same distant star, Fomalhaut. The fourth circles a different star. (Nov. 13)

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