Muckrakers were a generation of reformist jounalists that operated during the Progressive era (1890s–1920s) and denounced, in the public sphere, politicians and institutions that were undertaking corrupt practices.
Muckrackers also wrote about the activities of large corporations and unfair scenarios occurring in the urban social systems, trying to raise awareness on issues such as urban poverty and income inequality, unsafe working conditions, prostitution or even child labor.
