Press Release

MuddyUm Associated Press — MAP

Introduces an Unbiased News Service You Can Use

The MuddyUm Associated Press — MAP is a not-for-profit news cooperative headquartered in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Our global affiliate teams tell the exclusive stories that you will find nowhere else, from breaking news to investigative reporting.

We provide our readers the engaging content to help audiences around the world have a more clear picture of what really matters to them in life.

We are pleased to announce today a new initiative to partner with these already established news networks. This affiliate network partnership will provide the eyes, ears, and voice of those important stories you’ve been missing. The ones hiding in the corners, the ones that are being overlooked by mainstream news sources.

The Premier affiliates coming on board today are:

• WonderQuill News Network, WNN, based in Oklahoma City, OK. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Gwenna Laithland.
• Whole Toad News Network, WTNN, based in Virginia Beach, VA. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Don Feazelle.
• Magnolia News Network, MNN, based in North Alabama in the Tennessee Valley. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Laurie Livingston Nave.
• Carolina Hotline News Network, CHNN, based in Raleigh, NC. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Lisa Joy Tomey.
• The Cowboy Good Times News Network, TCGT News Network, based in Fort Worth, Texas. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Jimmywayne Ford.
• Pen To Paper News Network, PPN, based in Dallas, TX . Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Cassandra Dunn.
• Daily Galah News Network, GDN, based in Sydney, Australia. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Genevieve Santos.
• Desert Bloom Times News Network, DBT, based in Phoenix, AZ. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Shelly McIntosh.
• Feline Urban Report, FUR, based in Chandler, AZ. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Shelly McIntosh
• Orange Media Group, OMG, based in Massillon, Ohio. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Tracy Jenkins.
• Western Tabloid Front, WTF, based in Southern Arizona. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Peggy Gillespie Hazelwood.
• Creative Reports Acclaimed Publications, CRAP, Western Nebraska’s best kept secret. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Christine Graves
• Finland’s United News Network, FUNN, based in Åland Islands, Finland. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Lisa Bolin.
• Procrastinators Organic Original Publications, POOP, based in an as yet undisclosed location, somewhere in the Milky Way Galaxy. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Marilyn Flower.
• Fascinating Reports Ubergeeks Might Peruse News Network, FRUMP, based in Minot, North Dakota. Owner/operator and Editor-In-Chief, Evelyn Martinez.

Additional news network affiliates will be announced at the completion of further negotiations.

For additional information, or inquiries, or to get on the MAP, contact General Manager and Editor-Captain-in-Charge, Susan Brearley.