By Brenden Sams What is yellow journalism J ournalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration Journalism that presents little or no legitimate wellresearched news and instead uses eyecatching headlines to sell more newspapers ID: 539292
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Yellow Journalism
By: Brenden SamsSlide2
What is yellow journalism?
J
ournalism
that is based upon sensationalism and crude
exaggeration. Journalism
that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers.Slide3
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The term originated during the American Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century with the circulation battles between Joseph Pulitzer's
New York World
and
William
Randolph Hearst's
New York
Journal
. Slide4
Examples of Yellow Journalism
Spanish American War - Yellow journalism helped to push Spain and the United States into war in 1898. The Maine, a US battleship, sunk from an explosion. Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst published false articles about a plot to sink the ship, thereby increasing tensions.
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Prime Minister called a traitor - ABC News reported that Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu called Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin a traitor; but, the report was false.
OJ Simpson - Live reporting of the chase and capture of Simpson sensationalized this tragic case after Simpson was accused of murdering his ex-wife. Slide6
Yellow Journalism in Tabloid Headlines
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Nazi UFOs to Attack U.S.
Snake with Human Head Found in Arkansas
News Reporter Eaten Alive by 80-Ft Dinosaur
Man’s Head Explodes in Barber’s Chair
Is Your Cat from Mars?
As you can see, yellow journalism attracts attention; but, it typically doesn't have much substance.Slide7
Yellow Journalism-Spanish American War
In
regard to the situation in Cuba in the mid-1890s, yellow journalism sought to exploit the atrocities in Cuba to sell more magazines and newspapers. The papers depicted Spanish behavior as exaggeratedly bad, and political cartoons depicted
Spain
as a nearly subhuman and brutal monster, while
Cuba
was usually depicted as a pretty white girl being pushed around by the Spanish monster.
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Sources
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples/examples-of-yellow-journalism.html
http://www.pbs.org/crucible/frames/_journalism.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/spring04/vance/yellowjournalism.html