Some react on the Associated Press’ decision to back off its controversial pricing plans for 2009.

I suspect this will cool the defection rumblings a bit, but the plan did cause newspaper companies looking for cost-cutting everywhere to cast a keen eye on their sizable AP bills. That one’s on the evaluation table now.

• The Stress-Telegram: AP backs off rate increase
• US: AP suspends rate hike – editorsweblog
• Associated Press Makes a New Offer – NYTimes.com
• AP Backs Down On Controversial Rate Plan: Cuts Rates, Gives Members All AP Text, Halts ’09 Increases… (PaidContent) TechNews.AM
• Common Sense Journalism: AP hoists the white flag, looks at reorganization
• Fitz & Jen: AP Execs on Decision to Alter Rates and Structure
• AP changes course on new rate plan – Lost Remote TV Blog
• Editors React To AP Rate Cut: ‘A Good Starting Point’ Or ‘This Changes Nothing’ | paidContent.org
• AP backflips on membership rates, but will it be enough?

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