Who First Coined The Term Muckraker To Describe Progressive Era Investigative Journalists?
Who First Coined The Term Muckraker To Describe Progressive Era Investigative Journalists? The term “muckraker” was popularized in 1906, when Theodore Roosevelt delivered a speech suggesting that “the men with the muck rakes are often indispensable to the well being of society; but only if they know when to stop raking the muck . .