The most successful progressive publicists,journalists,and photojournalists who exposed corruption in government and the horrors of poverty were called

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The term "muckraker" was used to describe the most successful progressive publicists, journalists, and photojournalists who exposed corruption in government and the horrors of poverty during the Progressive Era. They were named after a character in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress who was so focused on raking muck that he could not see anything else.

The Most Successful Progressive Publicists,journalists,and Photojournalists Who Exposed Corruption in Government