Search Results: kent cooper and the associated press

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

New York: Random House, 1959. Dj has slightly worn edges, small tears, scuffed. Text clean & tight.. Hard/cloth. Good/Good. 8vo.

New York: Random House, 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gilt lettering on black boards in a tan pictorial dust jacket. 8vo, 334pp. The back panel of the dust jacket is torn.

University of Illinois Press, 2023. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of Illinois Press, June 2023. Trade . Very Good. Very Good Softcover. Light shelfwear to covers. Pages clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

New York: Random House, 1959. Inscribed by Cooper for Leon Hoover, "Once at AP." Dust jacket with two short edge tears.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine/Very Good.

Random House New York 1959. First edition 334pp illust., ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) very good (sl bruised corners) in very good d/w (rubbed, edgewear)

New. 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. <p> 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… Read More

Univ of Illinois Pr, 2023. Paperback. New. 352 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.00 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Random House., 1959. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. MInor edge age-toning to book; Clean inside; Minor wear to jacket.. 1 334 p. Includes index. Black cloth over boards. 4/59 on jacket flap. Newspaperman Kent Cooper (1880-1965), having conceived during the early 20th century of news delivery to newsrooms by telephone, was hired away from United Press by Associated Press in 1910, rising to executive director in 1943. He had conceived in 1926, and established in 1935, the AP Wirephoto system, and AP's world news service in 1938. These advances changed how and when news of World War II, for instance, reached the home fronts, with AP news writers and photographers around the world. Cooper's career at AP continued until his retirement. His influence was widespread. Enclosed are letters / notes from Cooper to Rowland Rand who began at AP with him in 1911, according to a carbon copy of a letter Rand wrote tahnking Cooper for sending him this book. There is also a… Read More

Hardback. New. 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. <p> 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… Read More