The Longform Guide to Undercover Journalism
Stories from inside slaughterhouses, car dealerships, and an 1800s insane asylum.
Confessions of a Car Salesman
Undercover at a dealership to learn the tricks of the trade, of which there are many.
Chandler Phillips Edmunds Jan 2001 1h45min
I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave
Undercover in the online-shipping industry.
Mac McClelland Mother Jones Mar 2012 30min
Ten Days in a Mad House
Undercover in a women’s insane asylum. On an island. In 1887.
Nellie Bly Jan 1887 2h25min
Dropping in on the Demented Utopia of the Gathering of the Juggalos
Undercover as a Juggalette.
Emma Carmichael Deadspin Aug 2011 15min
The Things He Carried
Undercover going through airport security.
Jeffrey Goldberg The Atlantic Nov 2008 15min
The Master of Spin Boldak
Undercover with Afghanistan’s drug-smuggling border police.
Matthieu Aikins Harper’s Dec 2009 30min
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Undercover in high school.
Cameron Crowe Playboy Sep 1981 15min
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