muckraker
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Investigative reporters called “muckrakers” also began publishing exposés of financial power and political corruption in mass-circulation magazines like McClure’s and Collier’s Weekly, setting an agenda for political reform.
From Salon
In the early 1900s, journalism, the muckrakers, became highly influential, raising awareness about many social ills, including child labor, unsafe working conditions and unsanitary food processing.
From Los Angeles Times
The late journalist and muckraker’s most famous book has inspired a whole subgenre of stunt memoirs.
From Los Angeles Times
Like the muckrakers of an earlier age, investigative journalists bring to light what the powerful often want to keep in darkness.
From Salon
Even Lincoln Steffens, the celebrated muckraker who testified on his behalf at trial, wrote in a private letter: “What do I care if he is guilty as Hell.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
