"Highlighting historical facts and perspectives, showcasing a who's who in the news industry, Mr. Associated Press 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'." --Project Censored Combining astute insights and considered judgment, Allen provides a detailed assessment of the towering personality of Cooper--warts and all--as well as a nuanced study of one of the most significant international communication organizations of the twentieth century.--Chandrika Kaul, Professor of Imperial and Media History, University of St Andrews, Scotland 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 News from Germany: The Competition to Control World Communications, 19001945 "Mr. Associated Press is well researched, based on extensive primary sources, including an adroit use of the trade press. It will be of interest to media historians, historians of business, and journalism studies researchers. Scholars from other parts of the world may also find it helpful when looking at the emergence of the US as a media power in the twentieth century." --American Journalism
