Nellie Bly and investigative journalism for kids : mighty muckrakers from the golden age to today, with 21 activities /

Examines "the evolving world of American journalism, from the late 1800s to today ... Budding reporters learn how [Nellie] Bly, who so desired to work in the male-dominated world of reporting, willingly feigned her own insanity to be committed to a mental asylum so she could go undercover and w...

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Main Author: Mahoney, Ellen Voelckers
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Text in English.
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, Incorporated, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:Examines "the evolving world of American journalism, from the late 1800s to today ... Budding reporters learn how [Nellie] Bly, who so desired to work in the male-dominated world of reporting, willingly feigned her own insanity to be committed to a mental asylum so she could go undercover and write about it. Providing a ... look at early social reform writers and reporters who helped transform journalism, the book also introduces young readers to four famous American muckrakers--Jacob Riis, Ida Tarbell, Ida B. Wells, and Upton Sinclair--and concludes with a look at some of the modern era's most exciting and accomplished journalists"--Amazon.com.
Physical Description:xiii, 129 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-124) and index.
ISBN:9781613749975
161374997X