Answer to Question #253239 in History for awasa

Question

Define the term muckraking in regards to the magazines of the Proessive Era(1890-1920)

Answer 1

Several American writers associated with pre-World War I reform and exposé writing were referred to as a muckraker. In a rapidly industrializing United States, the muckrakers gave thorough, factual journalistic portrayals of political and economic misconduct, as well as social difficulties caused by the influence of big business.