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The term "muckraker" describes a journalist who digs deeply into political, economic, or other kinds of corruption to expose it.

It comes from the use of "muck" as a euphemism for manure in a stable and the special rakes that are used to clear it.

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Where did the Muckraking reporters get their nickname from?

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What was the goal of most muckraking journalists?

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Muckraking journalism first appeared with the publication of?

"Tweed Days in St. Louis."


Muckraking is the use of writing typically in novels to alert the public to?

social issues


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