How did muckraker change society?

Answer 1

The "Muckrakers" were a number of courageous investigative journalists, who wrote for such magazines as McClure's and Collier's, as well as for several newspapers. These men and women wrote in the early 1900s (some of their work first appeared circa 1903), and their specialty was investigating corruption in government and in large corporations. They mainly influenced society through what they wrote, and as a result of their exposés, even US President Theodore Roosevelt took notice, and so did congress. Laws were passed in reaction to these reports: for example, one investigation was about how rotten meat was being packaged and sold to consumers; stricter food safety laws were passed as a result.

Answer 2

Upton Sinclair wrote a novel called _The Jungle_ which exposed the filth & horrid working conditions in the meat packing industry in these days. He'd gone under cover to work in a packing house first so that he could write about it with greatest accuracy. He was considered a "muckraker" because he wrote about something factual and awful happening in society that most people agreed needed fixing. It worked. The novel became a bestseller, and the government cracked down on health & sanitation issues in the packing houses.

Answer 3

Muckrakers played a significant role in shaping society by bringing attention to social and political issues through investigative journalism. Their exposés led to increased public awareness and sparked reforms in areas such as child labor, food safety, and political corruption. By shining a light on these problems, muckrakers helped to pave the way for social and political change in the early 20th century.

Answer 4

they kill the president and they change the system.

Answer 5

They exposed government corruption in the hope of changing unfair laws. -apex I got the answer wrong so mine as well help my others (ibby)