muckraker

Etymology
. Believed to have been coined following a 1906 speech by United States President, in which he likened the investigative journalist to ‘the Man with the Muck-rake’, a character in 's .

Noun

 * 1)   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.
 * 2)   One of a group of American investigative reporters, novelists and critics of the Progressive Era (the 1890s to the 1920s).
 * 3)   A sensationalist, scandalmongering journalist, one who is not driven by any social principles.
 * 1)   One of a group of American investigative reporters, novelists and critics of the Progressive Era (the 1890s to the 1920s).
 * 2)   A sensationalist, scandalmongering journalist, one who is not driven by any social principles.
 * 1)   A sensationalist, scandalmongering journalist, one who is not driven by any social principles.
 * 1)   A sensationalist, scandalmongering journalist, one who is not driven by any social principles.

Translations

 * German:, investigativer Journalist


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