03585cam a2200541 i 4500 22931314 BJBSDDR 20260601162242.0 ta 230117s2023 ilua b 001 0beng 2022059018 9780252087233 (paperback) 0252087232 (paperback) 9780252054471 (ebook) 22931314 LBSOR eng rda LBSOR DLC eng pcc n-us--- PN 4874 A425m 2023 070.92 Allen, Gene, 1952- 47940 Mr. Associated Press : Kent Cooper and the twentieth-century world of news / Gene Allen. Kent Cooper and the twentieth-century world of news Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2023. x, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier The history of communication Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-355) and index. "Fitting himself for the newspaper profession" -- Apprenticeship and ascent -- "Very much the boss" -- The opposition -- International ambitions -- The Japanese gambit -- New media -- Politics, external and otherwise -- The shadow of war -- "The government suit" -- The crusade -- The voice of America -- "Mr. Associated Press". "Between 1925 and 1951, Kent Cooper transformed the Associated Press, making it the world's dominant news agency while changing the kind of journalism that millions of readers in the United States and other countries relied on. Gene Allen's biography is a globe-spanning account of how Cooper led and reshaped the most important institution in American--and eventually international--journalism in the mid-twentieth century. Allen critically assesses the many new approaches and causes that Cooper championed: introducing celebrity news and colorful features to a service previously known for stodgy reliability, pushing through disruptive technological innovations like the instantaneous transmission of news photos, and leading a crusade to bring American-style press freedom--inseparable from private ownership, in Cooper's view--to every country. His insistence on truthfulness and impartiality presents a sharp contrast to much of today's fractured journalistic landscape. Deeply researched and engagingly written, Mr. Associated Press traces Cooper's career as he built a new foundation for the modern AP and shaped the twentieth-century world of news"-- Provided by publisher. Cooper, Kent, 1880-1965 48807 Associated Press. 10779 Journalists United States Biography. Periodistas Estados Unidos Biografías 1394 Journalism United States History 20th century. Periodismo Estados Unidos Historia Siglo XX 1328 Biographies. lcgft https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Online version: Allen, Gene, 1952- Mr. Associated Press Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2023 9780252054471 (DLC) 2022059019 History of communication 22307 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK dpf 126808 126808 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2026-04-14 0 PN 4874 A425m 2023 00000199035 2026-04-14 13:45:00 1 2026-04-14 BK