Washington, D.C., – The Associated Press announced today that Media General, Inc. has chosen AP’s online-based news image service, GraphicsBank, to supply all of the group’s television stations that provide local news. The new group agreement adds 11 more stations to the 13 already with the service. The move allows Media General stations to take advantage of more than 250,000 AP GraphicsBank images available for on-air and online use.

"Media General is excited about our move to one vendor for news graphic support” said Paul Gaulke, Media General VP of Marketing. “AP's worldwide resources will give our newscasts the latest images on the biggest news stories. Not only will our stations benefit from AP's vast library of images, but the ability to share graphics within our group will be greatly enhanced."

About Media General
Media General is a diversified communications company operating leading newspapers, television stations and online enterprises, primarily in the Southeastern United States. The company’s publishing assets include three metropolitan newspapers, The Tampa Tribune, Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Winston-Salem Journal; 22 daily community newspapers in Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama and South Carolina; and more than 100 weekly newspapers and other publications. The company’s broadcasting assets include 26 network-affiliated television stations that reach more than 30 percent of the television households in the Southeast and nearly 8 percent of those in the United States. The company’s interactive media assets include more than 50 online enterprises that are associated with its newspapers and television stations. Media General also owns a 33 percent interest in SP Newsprint Company, a manufacturer of recycled newsprint.

About The Associated Press
The Associated Press is the world's oldest and largest newsgathering organization, providing content to more than 15,000 news outlets with a daily reach of 1 billion people. AP's multimedia services are distributed by satellite and internet to more than 120 countries. http://www.ap.org.