People
Coined the term "muckraker"
Who was President Roosevelt?
Established limitations in the ability of public officials to sue for defamation
What was New York Times v. Sullivan?
1914-1955
What was the period of the "dark ages" of investigative journalism?
Reported on Chicago meat packing plants
Who was Upton Sinclair?
1902-1912
What marked the beginning of the "golden age of public service journalism"?
Went undercover in a mental ward
Who was Nellie Bly?
Early 1900s
Early investigative journalist sued for seditious libel
Who was John Peter Zenger?
Early 1800s
When was investigative journalism not widely circulated and propagandistic?
Reported on lynching for African-American newspapers
Who was Ida B. Wells?
End of the 1800s
When did publications shift from partisan interests to more commercial interests?