Question

What was the name given to journalists who focused on the poverty and corruption in the cities?

Answer 1

The name that given is Muckrakers
The term was popularly coined during the development of early progressive era in the period of 1890s - 1920s.
Back then, the government and the establishments were known to be really corrupt and many Muckrakers started to do investigative journalism to find out the truth about their practice.