Yellow Journalism in the United States
Concept of Yellow Journalism
In the U.S., in the context of Ideology, Public Opinion and Media, Yellow Journalism has the following meaning: A style of journalism involving sensationalized reporting popularized in the late nineteenth century in the newspapers of barons of mass journalism such as Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph. The term is used today as a derogatory description of sensationalized, gossip-oriented, entertainment-driven news coverage. (Source of this definition of Yellow Journalism : University of Texas)
Yellow Journalism
Yellow Journalism in the U.S. Legal History
Summary
Sensationalistic press accounts of the volatile Cuban situation in the 1890s, led by William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World. Helped mobilize pro-interventionist public opinion prior to the Spanish-American war.
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- Ideology
- Public Opinion
- Media