1. investigative journalism or writing that exposes corruption, scandal, or wrongdoing in public institutions or among powerful figures
Usage: often used in historical context referring to early 20th-century American journalism

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of muckraking journalism or journalists

Examples

• The muckraking journalists of the Progressive Era exposed unsafe working conditions in factories.
• Her muckraking report revealed corruption in the city government.
• Ida Tarbell's muckraking work on Standard Oil became a landmark in American journalism.
• The newspaper's muckraking investigations led to several criminal indictments.
• He was known for his muckraking style of reporting that challenged powerful corporations.
• Muckraking played an important role in driving social reform in the early 1900s.