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Muckrakers
Muckrakers like Ida Tarbell and Upton Sinclair influenced the federal government by shedding light on corruption and social injustices in industries such as oil and meatpacking. Their investigative journalism exposed these issues to the public and led to public outrage, prompting the government to pass regulatory laws like the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act in response to these revelations.
Muckrakers was a term used for jouralists that exposed the ills of society, it comes from John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.
Famous Muckrakers.
Wrote the rise of standard oil(tarbell) + the jungle(clair)
Two famous muckrakers were Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell. Upton Sinclair wanted to expose the harsh conditions and exploitation of workers in the meatpacking industry, which he did in his novel "The Jungle." Ida Tarbell aimed to expose the monopolistic practices of the Standard Oil Company, which she did in her book "The History of the Standard Oil Company."
Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell are both associated with the muckraking literary movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Muckrakers were journalists and writers who exposed corruption and social injustices in American society during this time.
Muckrakers
The list of muckrakers is lengthy. Some notable examples are Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, John Spargo, Jacob Riis, Gustavus Myers, Samuel Hopkins Adams, and William English Walling.
Muckrakers were journalists and novelists of the Progressive Era who sought to expose corruption in big business and government.
JACOB RIIS - photographer, exposed bad working and living conditions. IDA TARBELL - journalist, exposed the corruption of the Standard Oil Company. UPTON SINCLAIR - author, exposed the meat packing industry. LINCOLN STEFFENS - journalist, exposed political and government corruption. ^.~
Type your answer here... Ida Tarbell was one of the leading muckrakers of all time. She revealed J. D. Rockefeller's plan to monopolize Standard Oil.