Question

who first applied the term muckraker to journalism?
○ john bunyan
○ ida tarbell
○ upton sinclair
○ president theodore roosevelt

Explanation:

To determine who first applied the term "muckraker" to journalism, we analyze the options:

• John Bunyan was a writer known for "The Pilgrim's Progress" and not related to this term in journalism.
• Ida Tarbell was a muckraking journalist but not the one who coined the term for journalism.
• Upton Sinclair was a muckraking author but also not the coiner of the term for journalism.
• President Theodore Roosevelt first applied the term "muckraker" to journalists, using it in a speech to describe those who exposed societal problems.

Answer:

D. President Theodore Roosevelt