they served by informing people about abuses so that they could protest
The muckrackers helped to reform things. For example, after writing The Jungle in 1906, Upton Sinclair directly affected the passing of the Meat Inspection Act and also the Pure Food and Drug Act.
The Muckrakers was created in 1997.
WHAT IS A MUCKRAKERS??
muckrakers
Yes the word muckrakers is a noun. It is the plural of muckraker.
Muckrakers.
The Muckrakers pointed out many of the problems that were plaguing American society. They played a very important part in the progressive movement by bringing attention to the widespread social problems and corruption that had been swept under the rug for a long time. The Progressive movement worked to promote honesty in government and business and stressed the need for greater social justice. They sought to regulate businesses when needed and committed to public service.
Muckrakers disliked the political corruption and social injustice of the industrial age. Interest in muckrakers led to reform.
Muckrakers was a term used for jouralists that exposed the ills of society, it comes from John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.
progressivism
muckrakers {NOVANET}
The decline of Progressivism as a US political movement came as the other major political groups adopted many of their platforms. The basis of progressivism was the advancement of both science and social awareness.