Muckraker Basics
What were muckrakers known for exposing?
What is corruption and wrongdoing within institutions?
Who wrote The Jungle?
Who is Upton Sinclair?
What Act was passed due to The Jungle?
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906?
Who popularized the term "muckraker"?
Who is President Theodore Roosevelt?
What magazine's 1903 issue is seen as the start of muckraking journalism?
What is McClure’s Magazine?
During which time period did muckrakers operate?
What is the Progressive Era, 1890s to 1920s?
Who exposed Standard Oil's monopoly?
Who is Ida Tarbell?
What happened to Standard Oil in 1911?
What is it was broken up by the Supreme Court?
Where did the term "muckraker" originally come from?
What is Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan?
Name two other magazines that supported muckraker work.
What are Collier’s Weekly and Munsey’s Magazine?
What kind of journalism did muckrakers practice?
What is investigative or watchdog journalism?
Who used photography in How the Other Half Lives to expose urban poverty?
Who is Jacob Riis?
What two Acts regulated railroads and oil rates as a result of muckraker influence?
What are the Hepburn Act and Mann-Elkins Act?
How did Roosevelt describe muckrakers in his 1906 speech?
They were essential but needed to know when to stop focusing on the negative.
What social class primarily read muckraker articles?
What is the growing middle class?
What method did muckrakers often use to gain public attention?
What is sensationalist publications?
Name two muckrakers featured in McClure’s Magazine alongside Ida Tarbell.
Who are Lincoln Steffens and Ray Stannard Baker?
What reforms in NYC came from Jacob Riis’s work?
What are stricter building codes and fire safety regulations?
What did critics argue about muckrakers' reporting?
What is they exaggerated problems and caused unnecessary panic?
What type of writing, besides nonfiction, did muckrakers use to expose issues?
What is fictional stories, like The Jungle?
What was the primary purpose of muckrakers' work?
What is to raise awareness, spark outrage, and push for reform?
What did Upton Sinclair hope to reform with The Jungle?
What are unsafe working conditions?
What federal agency was created in 1914 due to muckrakers' impact?
What is the Federal Trade Commission?
What did some argue the muckrakers overlooked while exposing problems?
What is the benefits of the capitalist economy?
What lasting contribution did muckrakers make to journalism?
What is they paved the way for modern investigative journalism?