Theodore Roosevelt called the progressive-era journalists who investigated corruption and fraud in American business and politics

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Theodore Roosevelt famously used the term "muckrakers" to describe journalists who focused on exposing corruption, fraud, and other issues within American business and politics during the Progressive Era. This term was inspired by the character in John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" who could only look downward, raking the muck.

Theodore Roosevelt Called the Progressive-Era Journalists Who Investigated Corruption and Fraud