The Loyalists were scared to talk about the king to the Patriots, because if they did, they would most likely end up being tarred and feathered
The United States of America
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.
