In 1887 her assignment for the New York World was an expose of the insane asylum on Blackwell's Island
In 1887, Nellie 
Bly, an undercover journalist working for the New York World, intentionally got 
herself committed to Blackwell's Island Asylum in New York City to expose flaws 
in the ... One of her first assignments was to expose the deplorable... [DOC] [TLE] Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum New York World 1887 ... - Pinterest [PAR] Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum New York World 1887 Nellie Bly (real name ... 
assignment of exposing the horrors of the Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum.