Investigative Journalism in the United States: A History, with Profiles of Journalists and Writers Who Practiced the Form

by Edd Applegate

This book presents the history of investigative journalism in the United States. It includes biographical details of various journalists and writers who wrote about possible wrongdoing by businesses and state or federal employees. Several of those discussed helped bring about political and social change as a result of what they exposed. Others focused on individuals who were in positions of power or prestige and who misused their positions for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433194775
• ISBN13: 9781433194771
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"