investigative reporter

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In 1872, he leveraged secret fare reductions from railroads to buy out 22 of 26 competitors in the “Cleveland Massacre,” a fact revealed by Ida Tarbell, the original investigative reporter.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

Before arriving at CBS News, MacFarlane served for eight years as an investigative reporter for WRC-TV, the NBC station in Washington, D.C.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Former Daily Mail investigative reporter Stephen Wright has bitterly criticised claims he paid private investigators for information about the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

She previously was a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, where she worked for more than 13 years as an enterprise and investigative reporter and as a beat reporter covering transportation and politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Young lady, my name is Barbara Stratford and I'm an investigative reporter.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory