Muckraking - English meaning
Muckraking – definitions in English dictionary
nounThe action of searching out and publicizing scandal about famous people.
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A muckraking journalist
verbSearch out and publicize scandal about famous people.
Usage examples:
Independent media are not afraid to muckrake and set their own agenda
nounThe activity, especially by newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public
Usage examples:
There was so much muckraking about his family life that he decided not to stand for election.
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Word origin
coined by President Theodore Roosevelt in a speech (1906) alluding to Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and the man with the muck rake .
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