Profession: Reporter. "Ten Days in a Madhouse" and other articles by the pioneer of investigative journalism
Profession: Reporter. "Ten Days in a Madhouse" and other articles by the pioneer of investigative journalism
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"Profession: Reporter" is a collection of the best articles by Elizabeth Jane Cochran (aka Nellie Bly), a pioneer of investigative journalism and one of the first female reporters in history.
Expect adventures on late 19th-century Tinder and harassment in New York City parks, an investigation into the system of forced psychiatric treatment, descriptions of the precarious labor of factory packers, and the exposure of fake hypnotists and the baby-selling business. She drew attention to injustice, the oppression of the weak, and the plight of women, ultimately achieving change in American society—for example, her text "Ten Days in a Madhouse" spurred reform of psychiatric institutions. Her contemporaries called her "Lady Sensation" for her ability to find outstanding stories, although to achieve this, she sometimes simply had to observe those around her or pretend to be someone outside the norm.
Bly's investigations, published in Russian for the first time, shed light on the origins of the new journalism and demonstrate that many of the problems she uncovered remain relevant today.
Expect adventures on late 19th-century Tinder and harassment in New York City parks, an investigation into the system of forced psychiatric treatment, descriptions of the precarious labor of factory packers, and the exposure of fake hypnotists and the baby-selling business. She drew attention to injustice, the oppression of the weak, and the plight of women, ultimately achieving change in American society—for example, her text "Ten Days in a Madhouse" spurred reform of psychiatric institutions. Her contemporaries called her "Lady Sensation" for her ability to find outstanding stories, although to achieve this, she sometimes simply had to observe those around her or pretend to be someone outside the norm.
Bly's investigations, published in Russian for the first time, shed light on the origins of the new journalism and demonstrate that many of the problems she uncovered remain relevant today.
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