Biography ida muckraker tarbell
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Ida M. Tarbell: Investigative Journalist Par Excellence
By Arthur L. Lowrie, Allegheny College, Class of 1955
Investigative journalism is the contemporary journalist’s path to fame and fortune and the competition is fierce.
Success in uncovering misdeeds by the rich and powerful can mean instant fame, TV talk shows, and perhaps a movie.
Biography ida muckraker tarbell
With such rewards, the temptation is great to exaggerate the sin, omit relevant facts, and follow only those leads that may confirm the evil deed. Such lapses will go unnoticed by most readers and ignored by those who celebrate scandal and enjoy higher profits.
Ida Tarbell (1857-1944), the sole woman who matriculated in 1876 and graduated in Allegheny College’s class of 1880 [see additional note below], was America’s first great woman journalist.
She set an example that today’s practitioners would do well to emulate. A relentless pursuit of all the facts and fairness in presenting them marked her writing throughout her career. She also refused