Muckraking and Objectivity: Journalism's Colliding Traditions

by Robert Miraldi

This timely study by a former investigative reporter zeroes in on the role of the journalist in a democratic society. Robert Miraldi explores the relationship between an objective reportorial stance wherein an audience is given verifiable, neutral facts and muckraking, when a reporter crusades on an issue to expose what he or she sees as evil. Including examples of muckraking from newspapers, magazines, and television, the volume traces the history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313272980
• ISBN13: 9780313272981
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.6"