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The 99 Year AP Story Then and Now
A vivid history of The Associated Press from its 1811 origins in a powboat to its 1938 90th anniversary. It traces the AP’s rise from a private news monopoly to a global, nonprofit cooperative with 1400 member papers, a vast wire network, expansive bureaus, and a large staff, ending with the role of its Managing Editor.
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Samuel Topliff
Associated Press
Victor Lawson
Chicago Daily News
Lawson
Europe
New York
Duke of Windsor