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Kent Cooper
Kent Cooper's headstone
Born (1880-03-22 ) March 22, 1880
Died January 31, 1965(1965-01-31) (aged 84 )
Occupation Served with Associated Press (AP ) for 41 years Known for Past Executive Director of the AP
Kent Cooper (March 22, 1880 – January 31, 1965) served with the Associated Press (AP ) for 41 years, last as executive director.
Background [ edit ]
Kent Cooper was born on March 22, 1880, in Columbus, Indiana ; his father was Democratic U.S. Congressman George W. Cooper .[1]
His father's early death led Cooper to turn his after-school job as reporter for a local newspaper into a full-time job. He became a reporter for the Indianapolis Press newspaper. He joined the Scripps-McRae Press Association (later United Press ), established his own news agency, and then returned to Scripps-McRae in a buy-out.[1]
In 1910, Melville Stone , editor of the Associated Press, hired him as traveling inspector. In 1912, he was promoted to chief of traffic. In 1920, he was promoted to assistant general manager.[1] In 1920, he became general manager.[citation needed ]
In the late 1920s, Cooper hired AP's first class of women reporters, including Marguerite Young , who later, as Washington bureau chief for the Daily Worker , would introduce Soviet spy Hede Massing to American diplomat Noel Field .[2]
Innovations introduced under his stewardship include use of the first high-speed telegraph printing machines, use of teletype (instead of Morse Code ), and introduction of a photograph wire service (by 1935, known as World Wide Photos).[1] By 1929, he had also opened bureaus in London , Paris , and Berlin .[citation needed ]
During his 41 years with AP, Cooper's positions included general manager (1925–1943) and finally executive director.
Personal and death [ edit ]
In 1920, Cooper married Marian Rothwell; they divorced in 1940.[citation needed ]
On January 31, 1965, he died in West Palm Beach, Florida . He is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery , Sleepy Hollow, New York .[citation needed ]
Cooper Glacier in Antarctica is named for him.
In 1941, Cooper received an honorary degree from Indiana University .[citation needed ]
Cooper coined the term "the right to know" with publication of his book The Right to Know (1956).[citation needed ]
Books:
Barriers Down (1942)
Anna Zenger , Mother of Freedom (1946)
The Minnesota Strip (1949)
The Right to Know (1956)
Kent Cooper and the Associated Press: An Autobiography (New York: Random House, 1958)
Articles:
"The Future of the AP" (December 1943)[3]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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"Kent Cooper" . Encyclopedia Britannica. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2017 .
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Young, Marguerite (1993). Nothing but the Truth . Carlton. pp. 15 (AP, Byron Price), 16 (Marshall Ballard, Clarke Salmon), 32 (James Williams). LCCN 93219200 .
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"The Future of the AP" . Associated Press. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2017 .
External links [ edit ]
"Kent Cooper" . Encyclopedia Britannica. 22 August 2002. Retrieved 16 January 2017 .
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