Why might some journalists and authors of the late nineteenth century have been called muckrakers?

the term originates from members of the Progressive movement in America who wanted to expose the corruption and scandals in government and business. muckrakers often wrote about impoverished people and took aim at the established institutions of society.

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Gustave Eiffel’s contributions to the statue of liberty were important in that he was a great engineer that had built the Eiffel Tower for a world exposition in France. His contributions to the statue of Liberty in Ellis Island were important because it had to withstand the strong winds from New York harbor, changes in temperature and diverse weather conditions of the region.