Definitions from Wiktionary (muckraker)
▸ noun: (US) One who investigates and exposes issues of corruption that often violate widely held values; e.g. one who exposes political corruption or the poor conditions in prisons.
▸ noun: (US, historical) One of a group of American investigative reporters, novelists and critics of the Progressive Era (the 1890s to the 1920s).
▸ noun: (British, derogatory) A sensationalist, scandalmongering journalist, one who is not driven by any social principles.
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▸ noun: (US) One who investigates and exposes issues of corruption that often violate widely held values; e.g. one who exposes political corruption or the poor conditions in prisons.
▸ noun: (US, historical) One of a group of American investigative reporters, novelists and critics of the Progressive Era (the 1890s to the 1920s).
▸ noun: (British, derogatory) A sensationalist, scandalmongering journalist, one who is not driven by any social principles.
Similar:
mudslinger,
raider,
investigative journalist,
scandalizer,
reporter,
moser,
overreporter,
newshound,
examiner,
whistle-blower,
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Opposite:
Types:
Upton Sinclair,
IdTarbell,
Lincoln Steffens,
Ray Stannard Baker,
George Seldes,
JessicMitford,
Rachel Carson,
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