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?
A starting point that investigative journalists use to gather data. Also a hallmark of the Scientific Method
What is a hypothesis?
Reported on Chicago meat packing plants
Who was Upton Sinclair?
Often called the "Pentagon Papers" case, this 1971 Supreme Court case defended the First Amendment right of free press against prior restraint by the government.
What was New York Times Co. v. United States
1902-1912
What marked the beginning of the "golden age of public service journalism"?
A central tenet of investigative journalism that dates back to its origins during the Progressive Era in the U.S.
What is social justice / accountability?
Went undercover in a mental ward
Who was Nellie Bly?
John Zenger was being accused of this formally practiced English Law in the Crown v. John Zenger, 1735 case.
What is seditious libel?
Early 1900s
Information-gathering procedure used in investigative journalism that sets it a part from other forms of journalism
Systematic in-depth research
Early investigative journalist sued for seditious libel
Who was John Peter Zenger?
Newspaper that published the corruption of the leading politician in New York, William Magear “Boss” Tweed, that resulted in him being tried and found guilty in the Boss Tweed Trial, 1871.
What is The New York Times?
Early 1800s
When was investigative journalism not widely circulated and propagandistic?
The action of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people in an underhanded way became a weapon used by different political factions in the U.S. Newspapers during the Early 1800's.
What is muckraking?
Reported on lynching for African-American newspapers
Who was Ida B. Wells?
One of the cases that set precedent in the landmark case, 1946 free-press decision of New York Times v. Sullivan.
What is Crown v. John Zenger, 1735?
End of the 1800s
When did publications shift from partisan interests to more commercial interests?
An English law the American colonies practiced 1700's that made it a criminal offense to publish or otherwise make statements intended to criticize or provoke dissatisfaction with the government in the.
What is seditious libel?