University of California, Berkeley
Q. What corruption did Lincoln Steffens expose and where did he expose it?
Though Steffens’ subject was municipal corruption, he did not present his work as an exposé of corruption; rather, he wanted to draw attention to the public’s complicity in allowing corruption to continue….The Shame of the Cities.
Table of Contents
- Q. What corruption did Lincoln Steffens expose and where did he expose it?
- Q. What was a goal of the muckrakers?
- Q. When was Lincoln Steffens born?
- Q. What was Lincoln Steffens subject?
- Q. Why did Lincoln Steffens wrote the shame of cities?
- Q. What is the difference between yellow journalism and muckraking?
- Q. Who were the muckrakers and what impact did they have?
- Q. Who are modern day muckrakers?
- Q. Can you think of any modern day muckrakers?
- Q. Do we still have muckrakers today?
| Author | Lincoln Steffens |
|---|---|
| Genre | muckraking |
| Publisher | McClure, Phillips and Company |
| Publication date | 1904 |
Q. What was a goal of the muckrakers?
The muckrakers played a highly visible role during the Progressive Era. Muckraking magazines—notably McClure’s of the publisher S. S. McClure—took on corporate monopolies and political machines, while trying to raise public awareness and anger at urban poverty, unsafe working conditions, prostitution, and child labor.
Q. When was Lincoln Steffens born?
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Q. What was Lincoln Steffens subject?
The Shame of the Cities
| Author | Lincoln Steffens |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | municipal government, political corruption, political machines |
| Genre | muckraking |
Q. Why did Lincoln Steffens wrote the shame of cities?
The Shame of the Cities is a book written by American author Lincoln Steffens. Though Steffens’ subject was municipal corruption, he did not present his work as an exposé of corruption; rather, he wanted to draw attention to the public’s complicity in allowing corruption to continue.
Q. What is the difference between yellow journalism and muckraking?
The difference between muckraking and yellow journalism is the presentation of the information. For example the Spanish American war yellow journalism was used to exaggerate the facts over the war to create more appeal to their paper.
Q. Who were the muckrakers and what impact did they have?
Muckraker, any of a group of American writers identified with pre-World War I reform and exposé literature. The muckrakers provided detailed, accurate journalistic accounts of the political and economic corruption and social hardships caused by the power of big business in a rapidly industrializing United States.
Q. Who are modern day muckrakers?
the past
- Upton Sinclair. One of the most famous muckrakers is Upton Sinclair, author of The Jungle.
- Ida Tarbell. Another famous muckraker is Ida Tarbell, author of This History of the Standard Oil Company.
- Julian Assange. This man is a modern day muckraker.
- Gary Weiss. This man is another famous muckraker of the modern era.
Q. Can you think of any modern day muckrakers?
In the article Muckrakers are Alive and Well by Theodore Kinni writes: Investigative reporting is the pinnacle of journalism, and has been ever since the early 20th century… And yet, less and less investigative– or accountability– reporting is being published…
Q. Do we still have muckrakers today?
Where Have All the Muckrakers Gone? Sure, there are writers doing impassioned investigative work today. Muckrakers such as Lincoln Steffens and Ida Tarbell wrote for mass-market magazines. They turned local issues into national issues, local protests into national crusades.
