Breaking news : how the Associated Press has covered war, peace, and everything else /
reporters of the Associated Press ; with a foreword by David Halberstam.
- 432 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 420-427) and index.
War I : a circuit to anywhere / Trials : crime and punishment / Freedom of information : a fight is what this is / Aviation : like a monster bird / Sports : thrills to last a lifetime / Elections : when is AP going to call this thing? / Civil rights : a different kind of conflict / War II : soldiers of the press / Foreign correspondents : a rare breed / Photographs : why not a camera? / Disasters : a walk through hell / White House : the ultimate road trip / Richard Pyle -- Frances R. Mears -- Nancy Benac -- Howard Benedict -- Darrell Christian -- Tom Jory -- Mike Feinsilber -- Richard Pyle -- Larry Heinzerling -- Hal Buell -- Jerry Schwartz -- Terry Hunt and Cal Woodward.
Uses personal accounts, archival materials, interviews, and Pulitzer-Prize-winning photographs to document AP's groundbreaking role in providing the news to the international and American press.