Undercover journalism is a form of journalism in which a reporter tries to infiltrate in a community by posing as somebody friendly to that community. Journalists who are famous for their undercover reports include:
- Hunter S. Thompson
- Donal MacIntyre
- Alex Dolan
- Nellie Bly
- Pam Zekman
- Matt Taibbi
- Günter Wallraff
- 60 Minutes and Dateline NBC correspondents
- Barbara Ehrenreich (Nickel and Dimed)
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