The Journalism of Outrage: Investigative Reporting and Agenda Building in America
By Fay Lomax Cook, Peter Miller
This book is the first systematic study of investigative reporting in the post-Watergate era. The authors examine the historical roots, contemporary nature, and societal impact of this controversial form of reporting, which they call "the journalism of outrage." Contrary to the conventional wisdom that depicts muckrakers and policymakers as antagonists, the authors show ho This book is the first systematic study...