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muckraking::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | exposure |
| Derivation | muckrake |
Examples of muckraking
muckraking
The author is one of the most famed muckraking journalists in American history.
From the theatlantic.com
Campaigns turn into spectacles of dueling peccadilloes and mutual muckraking.
From the time.com
One of Boykin's Capitol lunches drew criticism from muckraking columnist Drew Pearson.
From the al.com
Intel, A.M.D.'s archrival, seems especially annoyed by all this muckraking.
From the nytimes.com
Of course, muckraking journalists have been under threat before in America.
From the infowars.com
Qatar, likewise, is not noted for its muckraking press or vigorous political opposition.
From the newsweek.com
For her, communism was more a mode for her twin avocations of muckraking and poking fun.
From the washingtontimes.com
Muckraking and bitter partisanship are as old as the American Republic.
From the independent.co.uk
One of his daughters was not a muckraking reporter who fell for a newsie.
From the nytimes.com
- The exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)
- (muckraker) one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)
- A muckraker is, primarily, a reporter or writer who investigates and publishes truthful reports involving a host of social issues, broadly including crime and corruption and often involving elected officials, political leaders and influential members of business and industry. ...
- (The Muckrakers (band)) The Muckrakers were a rock band from Louisville, Kentucky that formed in 1997.
- (Muckraker) A journalist who seeks out the scandalous activities of public officials. Derived from the Man with the Muck Rake, a character in John Bunyan's "The Pilgrim's Progress," who could never look up, only down.
- (Muckraker) person who reported on corrupt politicians and other problems of the cities
- (muckraker) A person, often a journalist or "investigative reporter", who searches for and exposes allegations of corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics. ...
- (Muckrakers) American journalists and novelists (1900-1912) whose spotlight on corruption in business and government led to social reform.
- ("Muckrakers") Those American writers who early in the 20th century wrote both fiction and nonfiction to expose corruption in business and politics were called the muckrakers. Muckraker was a term first used by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1906. ...
