The muckrakers were a group of American investigative reporters, novelists, and critics who exposed systemic corruption, economic monopolies, and severe social inequities during the Progressive era. Born out of the era of yellow journalism, the muckraking movement uncovered and meticulously documented societal wrongs in ways that often led to change in law and policy. Among the most notable muckrakers were Lincoln Steffens, Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Ida B. Wells.
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