The Shame of the Cities
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The Shame of the Cities was a work published in 1904 by Lincoln Steffens
that sought to expose public corruption in many major cities throughout the United States
. The work consists of articles written for the magazine McClure's
in one collection. His goal was to provoke public outcry and thus promote reform. It showed the suffering and hardships of those who immigrated to America.
It is considered one of the first primary examples of muckraking
journalism.
Lincoln Steffens
-Biography:Steffens was born April 6, 1866, in San Francisco. He grew up in a wealthy family and attended a military academy. He studied in France and Germany after graduating from the University of California....
that sought to expose public corruption in many major cities throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The work consists of articles written for the magazine McClure's
McClure's
McClure's or McClure's Magazine was an American illustrated monthly periodical popular at the turn of the 20th century. The magazine is credited with creating muckraking journalism. Ida Tarbell's series in 1902 exposing the monopoly abuses of John D...
in one collection. His goal was to provoke public outcry and thus promote reform. It showed the suffering and hardships of those who immigrated to America.
It is considered one of the first primary examples of muckraking
Muckraker
The term muckraker is closely associated with reform-oriented journalists who wrote largely for popular magazines, continued a tradition of investigative journalism reporting, and emerged in the United States after 1900 and continued to be influential until World War I, when through a combination...
journalism.