Muckrakers How Writers Exposed Scandal, Inspired Reform, and Invented Investigative Journalism

Name: Muckrakers How Writers Exposed Scandal, Inspired Reform, and Invented Investigative Journalism
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ISBN: 9781426301384

ISBN-10: 1426301383

ISBN-13: 9781426301384

Edition: 2007

Authors: Ann Bausum

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Hold the presses! Here's the sensational story of the birth of investigative journalism in America. At the turn of the 20th century, news reporters and monthly magazines collaborate to create a new kind of journalismin-depth, serializedexposesof corporate, labor, and political corruption. Many of these stories become instant bestsellers in book format: books likeThe Jungle, Upton Sinclair's classic account of corruption in the meat-packing industry. Ann Bausum's dramatic narrative follows a generation of dedicated journalists who force responsible changes in industry and politics as America thrives. Muckrakersis the inside story of public-spirited journalism right through its evolution,…

Book details

List price: $32.90
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 9/11/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 112
Size: 7.75" wide x 10.30" long x 0.53" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English