{"product_id":"mr-associated-press-gene-allen-9780252087233","title":"Mr. Associated Press: Kent Cooper and the Twentieth-Century World of News","description":"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 country. His insistence on truthfulness and impartiality presents a sharp contrast to much of today's fractured journalistic landscape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Deeply researched and engagingly written, \u003ci\u003eMr. Associated Press\u003c\/i\u003e traces Cooper's career as he built a new foundation for the modern AP and shaped the twentieth-century world of news. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gene Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0252087232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780252087233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Illinois Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Gene Allen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072436039935,"sku":"9780252087233","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_10fe25d6-7fea-42b8-904c-4081cb75cb97.jpg?v=1685441954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mr-associated-press-gene-allen-9780252087233","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}