Fellow muckraking investigative reporter Tom Robbins then resigned in solidarity. Some today use "investigative journalism" as a synonym for muckraking. Magazines were the leading outlets for muckraking journalism. Together these nineteen articles ushered in the era of muckraking journalism. As jury selection continued, muckraking journalist Lincoln Steffens arrived in Los Angeles. The story was first reported to the public by muckraking journalist Jack Anderson. Moreover, muckraking has become an integral part of journalism in American History. Paul has become a fearless muckraking reporter at a newspaper in Helena. His mentor there was Lincoln Steffens, the muckraking reporter. By the dawn of the muckraking era, employers increasingly turned to espionage services. Steffens' work helped usher in the muckraking era. He favored Western writers, and especially muckraking articles that made his magazine famous. Scott raises the specter of an FCC investigation of Reynold's muckraking. He also wrote that his intentions are to move to "screenwriting or muckraking".