The term muckraking refers to journalism that

A. focuses on celebrity news and infotainment at the expense of analysis.
B. aggressively investigated real and apparent misdeeds by powerful entities.
C. engages in partisan slanders of political figures.
D. strives for high standards of objectivity even at the expense of missing a great "scoop."
E. relies on jingoistic appeals to attract readers.


Answer: B

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