Muckrakers
Lincoln Steffens was known for exposing corruption in city government. Ida Tarbell was the person that exposed Rockefeller Standard Oil.
Ida tarbell's approck to sicial reform is she did not like woman voting
Ida Tarbell was the journalist who exposed Standard Oil as a monopoly.
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Muckrakers
A common goal of Lincoln Steffens, Frank Norris, and Ida Tarbell was to expose corruption and injustices in society, particularly in government and business. They were known for their investigative journalism and for challenging the powerful interests of their time.
They were muckrakers who dramatized the need for reform
Ida M. Tarbell became known for exposing Rockefeller's standard oil company.
Muckrakers
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. ^.~
They were all muckraking journalists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They sought to expose social injustices and corrupt practices in American society through their investigative reporting. Their work helped bring about important social and political reforms during the Progressive Era.
Ida Tarbell was a journalist who wrote one of the first articles that popularized the muckraking movement. Her series on the Standard Oil Company exposed its monopolistic practices and helped lead to the breakup of the company.
Lincoln Steffens was known for exposing corruption in city government. Ida Tarbell was the person that exposed Rockefeller Standard Oil.
The Muckrakers were a group of investigative reporters who did award-winning stories that exposed corrupt business practices in the early 1900s. Among them were Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens. Most wrote for magazines, but several also wrote books or newspaper articles. Their name referred to their willingness to get down in the muck (the dirt) to extract important information and find the truth that the public needed to know.