Passing the stunt journalism torch to a new generation

• Autores: Edirin Oputu
• Localización: Columbia Journalism Review, ISSN-e 0010-194X, Vol. 53, Nº. 1, 2014, págs. 15-16
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Oputu features Elizabeth Jane Cochran, better known as undercover journalist Nellie Bly. The most celebrated of the "girl stunt reporter," who went undercover to bring readers close to stories, Bly caused a sensation when, in 1887, she feigned insanity to have herself committed to the Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum, documenting the atrocious conditions inmates faced. The result, Ten Days in a Mad-House, spurred reform and made her an instant celebrity. Bly also helped establish a tradition of stunt journalism that continues today. Back when Bly began reporting for the New York World, mass circulation papers were beginning to take off across the US, and stunt journalism became a massive draw.