. . "The Brass Check is a muckraking expos\u00E9 of American journalism by Upton Sinclair published in 1919. It focuses mainly on newspapers and the Associated Press wire service, along with a few magazines. Other critiques of the press had appeared, but Sinclair reached a wider audience with his personal fame and lively, provocative writing style."@en . "The Brass Check"@en . . . .