{"product_id":"mr-associated-press-9780252087233","title":"Mr. Associated Press","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/community.aejmc.org\/conference\/schedule\/awards\"\u003eAEJMC Tankard Book Award\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e 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 coun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Highlighting historical facts and perspectives, showcasing a who's who in the news industry, \u003ci\u003eMr. Associated Press\u003c\/i\u003e easily serves as required reading for journalism students. Bridging gaps of knowledge from one decade to the next, it offers insights into how an upstart news route expanded to cover the world, and why journalism -- rightly or wrongly -- has become nearly synonymous with 'the media'.\" --\u003ci\u003eProject Censored\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Allen uses the figure of Kent Cooper to narrate a compelling and important story of American news from the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. An incredibly valuable book for scholars of communications, media, journalism, history, and American foreign relations.”--Heidi Tworek, author of \u003ci\u003eNews from Germany: The Competition to Control World Communications, 1900–1945\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e “Fitting himself for the newspaper profession” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Apprenticeship and Ascent \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Celebrity News and Competition: Transforming the Domestic News Service \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Opposition \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e International Ambitions \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Japanese Gambit \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e New Media \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Politics, External and Otherwise \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Shadow of War \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Government Suit \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Crusade \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Voice of America \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mr. Associated Press \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400524112215,"sku":"9780252087233","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252087233.jpg?v=1730470893","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mr-associated-press-9780252087233","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}