Former ABC News Chief David Westin to Head Up News Licensing Group

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NEW YORK—Former ABC News President David Westin has been named to lead the News Licensing Group, an independent digital rights organization set to launch this summer. It will initially go up with content and data from The Associated Press and "more than 1,000 digital publications," AP said. Westin will be president and CEO of the Group, established by the AP board of directors to protect and license original news content. The group will launch this summer. More than two dozen organizations have pledged support, AP said.