AP Defends Offshoring Production Jobs to India as More Layoffs Loom

Associated Press Executive Editor Julie Pace defended the news organization's plan to build an India-based production hub, acknowledging the move will likely lead to additional layoffs. "Many of you have asked for more details on the work we're doing to strengthen our organization so we can sustain our mission to deliver fact-based, nonpartisan news that informs the world," Pace wrote in a memo to staff obtained by the New York Times' Ben Mullin. "Visuals are incredibly important to AP and its future. To that end, we are planning to develop a centralized global hub in India to . . .