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In 1865, having learned from a 200-word story that ended in news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, the Associated Press developed the inverted pyramid, putting the most important news first. From the use of carrier pigeons, Western Union, and typewriters to conventions of newswriting, the AP since 1846 has set the standard in news gathering. The wire service has been the first onto news scenes and the last to leave, from a reporter on Custer's "last stand" against the Sioux, to the bureau chief who called in a report of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, to the bureau chief who hosted three North Vietnamese soldiers before reporting the fall of Saigon in the Vietnam War. AP reporters recount coverage of wars, assassinations, the civil rights movement, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and stock-market crashes in this stunning perspective on history and news gathering of the last 160 years. Vanessa Bush
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New York Observer, June 12, 2007
These days, in an era of media consolidation, when prominent newspapers like The Boston Globe are closing foreign bureaus and bloggers are proclaiming the demise of an out-of-touch mainstream media, it's refreshing to remember how significant moments in history were skillfully reported on, and quickly disseminated to the world. It's appropriate that the cover of Breaking News features a reporter racing to file the verdict from the Nuremberg trials, because the entire book sheds light on another well-worn journalism credo that's been an Associated Press staple these past 150 years: Get it first, and get it right.
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In 1865, having learned from a 200-word story that ended in news of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, the Associated Press developed the inverted pyramid, putting the most important news first. From the use of carrier pigeons, Western Union, and typewriters to conventions of newswriting, the AP since 1846 has set the standard in news gathering. The wire service has been the first onto news scenes and the last to leave, from a reporter on Custer's "last stand" against the Sioux, to the bureau chief who called in a report of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, to the bureau chief who hosted three North Vietnamese soldiers before reporting the fall of Saigon in the Vietnam War. AP reporters recount coverage of wars, assassinations, the civil rights movement, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and stock-market crashes in this stunning perspective on history and news gathering of the last 160 years. Vanessa Bush
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
New York Observer, June 12, 2007
These days, in an era of media consolidation, when prominent newspapers like The Boston Globe are closing foreign bureaus and bloggers are proclaiming the demise of an out-of-touch mainstream media, it's refreshing to remember how significant moments in history were skillfully reported on, and quickly disseminated to the world. It's appropriate that the cover of Breaking News features a reporter racing to file the verdict from the Nuremberg trials, because the entire book sheds light on another well-worn journalism credo that's been an Associated Press staple these past 150 years: Get it first, and get it right.
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