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Muckraker
Meaning
Noun
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In American English & Corruption:
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.
●
In American English & People:
One of a group of American
investigative
reporters
,
novelists
and
critics
of the Progressive Era (the 1890s to the 1920s).
⚠️
In British English & Journalism:
A
sensationalist
,
scandalmongering
journalist
, one who is not
driven
by any social principles.
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