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Muckrakers

Muckrakers. Cheyenne Spaeder Erin Grimaldi Sara Matczak. What is a muckraker?. A muckraker is often a journalist or a photographer who played a key role in alerting the public to wrong doing in politics and business. An example of a muckraker is Upton Sinclair.

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Muckrakers

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  1. Muckrakers Cheyenne Spaeder Erin Grimaldi Sara Matczak

  2. What is a muckraker? • A muckraker is often a journalist or a photographer who played a key role in alerting the public to wrong doing in politics and business. An example of a muckraker is Upton Sinclair.

  3. How did muckrakers help bring about change? • Muckrakers showed problems to the government and helped bring about change. Any problems that there were in cities with the public or government were brought to peoples attention because of muckrakers.

  4. Why do you think muckrakers were so effective in promoting change? • Muckrakers worried about the problems that people had, and problems with government and the public. They used their tactics to bring change upon society. Muckrakers brought so much attention to issues that there were, that change had to be made.

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