muckrake
Example Sentences
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He made a fortune on PayPal and Facebook, sued the satirical muckraking publication Gawker into its grave and has spent the last several years funding or building a nearly invisible media empire.
From Salon
"The smear campaign and muckraking against me is one thing, but questions about my son have crossed the line, and I will not tolerate it," he added.
From Salon
He carried the torch of muckraking journalism during an era when most reporters simply published what politicians said, without questioning or challenging them.
From Washington Post
Wherever he went, he brought an unflinching style of muckraking and journalistic zeal.
From Washington Post
Others counter that the critically acclaimed picture is a stirring character study, not a work of muckraking journalism.
From Los Angeles Times
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