This just looks like wire copy with added wikipedia.

He took a moribund rag that specialized in running wire copy and cops-and-robbers reporting and molded it into a model for quality journalism.

The papers favor short articles and wire copy, but Mr. McKibben notes that they have also successfully hired veteran reporters.

"Here there is far too much rewriting of wire copy, with a staff journalist's name put at the top," he said.

Slightly rewritten wire copy should say "staff and agencies".

When one subject died unexpectedly, we were forced to use wire copy on a Saturday night.

Much of the content is locally produced, with only limited amounts of wire copy.

"What I heard on music stations in this marketplace was below-average, inexperienced people reading wire copy," he said.

I haven't seen the wire copy but perhaps they are - if there is such a story by them, maybe they're saying, "Well, look, we're not holding your hostages."

Len sent a wire copy of it to me Saturday night.