Associated Press Drops CMA Awards Coverage After Being Barred From Using Images of Attendees
barred the AP from using screenshots of the event that feature the faces of guests seated in the audience.No tickets were sold for the event, which is being held at Nashville’s Music City Center, but nominees, performers and their guests will be present in-person. CMA Awards executive producer Robert Deaton has promised a “fully safe and physically distant environment.”In a statement, the AP’s entertainment editor Anthony McCartney said the photo restrictions would prevent the AP from adequately covering the event.“The AP covers award shows as news events and we must be able to assure the public that the information they are receiving from us is accurate,” he said.