Brooke Kroeger
Journalist and emeritus professor at New York University who researches and writes about journalism history and is interviewed here about Nellie Bly.
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Mar 1, 2026 • 26min
She faked insanity. Then became a star.
Brooke Kroeger, journalist and NYU emeritus professor who studies journalism history, guides us through Nellie Bly’s daring undercover asylum stunt. She recounts how Bly planned and pulled off the fake insanity act, the shocking conditions she exposed, and the fame and controversies that followed. Short, vivid stories about investigative courage and legacy.
