to fire in debatable issues in the eyes of public, The articles began appearing in the late 1800s, McClure’s Magazine is generally sized for this with the launch of muckraking journalism(Jasikoff, Louis, “a century of muckraking,” carbon county independent gazette, Time line illustration and cartoons/been garrison, October 2014). However, the name muckrakers was not given to it at this time. As the muckrakers continued to fight unfair treatment of government official and corruptions, they gained more attention from people which later attracted the president to address the issue. The term “muckraker” was given by President Teddy Roosevelt during his time in the white house Shmoop Editorial Team. "Society in Muckrakers & Reformers." Shmoop. Shmoop
