This book examines social investigative reporting in American history, focusing on the years 1890-1915.

"...Brasch concludes by making an insightful and intriguing distinction between muckraking and investigative reporting." - Journalism Quarterly

"...the book not only highlights the journalist's role in America, but also analyses the evolution of the press and society from the nation's emergence to the present." - Media Development

"Brasch's treatment blends investigative reporting, research, and analysis to present a scholarly yet lively review of how the muckrakers prompted changes in social awareness at the turn of the century...." - Midwest Book Review

"It is Brasch's theory that the 'muckraker' investigative journalism light was never extinguished and that muckraking, despite an eclipse in the 'me-too' 1980s, is very much alive." - Editor and Publisher

"It is Brasch's theory that the 'muckraker' investigative journalism light was never extinguished and that muckraking, despite an eclipse in the 'me-too' 1980s, is very much alive." - Editor and Publisher

"...Brasch concludes by making an insightful and intriguing distinction between muckraking and investigative reporting." - Journalism Quarterly

"...the book not only highlights the journalist's role in America, but also analyses the evolution of the press and society from the nation's emergence to the present." - Media Development

"Brasch's treatment blends investigative reporting, research, and analysis to present a scholarly yet lively review of how the muckrakers prompted changes in social awareness at the turn of the century...." - Midwest Book Review