The Associated Press has been getting a lot of press of its own lately.

Along with its expanded Britney Spears and Heath Ledger coverage, the AP released a new pricing model that its claims will make its services cheaper for newspapers. Editors have a different read on the plan, and have protested the rate adjustments, which are set for 2009.

In a seemingly separate move, the New York Daily News decided over a year ago, before the new pricing model was announced, that it will cancel its AP service. Why? It’s in protest over AP’s two-year termination policy.

But the Daily News, which just made public its decision, isn’t exactly cutting off all ties with the AP. They’re still going to use the service’s election coverage. And Ed Fay, VP of editorial administration, says, "We hope that over the next several months we can negotiate to maintain our relationship."

More than anything, canceling their plan with the AP a year ago gives the Daily News the ability to actually do so a year from now. And with the new pricing plan, the Daily News might be happy with that option.