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Muckracker

Gobionellus stomatus

Classification

Family
Gobiidae

Muckrakers were reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers in the Progressive Era in the United States (1890s–1920s) who claimed to expose corruption and wrongdoing in established institutions, often through sensationalist publications. The modern term generally references investigative journalism or watchdog journalism; investigative journalists in the United States are occasionally called "muckrakers" informally. The muckrakers played a highly visible role during the Progressive Era.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog