16 abril 2008

Edição especial


21st Century Muckrakers: Who Are They? How Do They Do Their Work?

Capítulo sobre The Digital Transformation
Digital Journalism: Will It Work for Investigative Journalism?
By Barry Sussman
Revealing the Disinformation Industry
By Barry Sussman
Reporting With the Tools of Social Science
By Stephen K. Doig
Building a Toolbox for Precision Journalism
By Stephen K. Doig
Reporting Is Only Part of the Investigative Story
By Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele
When Video Is King
By Stuart Watson
Are Reporters Doomed?
By David Leigh

What Is Muckraking Journalism?
Muckraking is a term applied to journalists who use newspapers as a means of attacking injustice, exposing abuses, and circulating information about misconduct to the general public. The term was popularized in the late 1800s when some American journalists began to stray from reporting news events and started investigating and writing about prominent people and organizations. Concerned with exposing corruption in both business and politics, they helped raise awareness of social, economic, and political ills. Their work led to a number of reforms and legislative changes.