Historical Media Practices

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noun a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate, well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers

  • Yellow journalism refers to the practice of sensationalizing news stories to attract readership.
  • I heard that newspaper is full of yellow journalism, always exaggerating the headlines.
  • Don't believe everything you read in those tabloids, it's all just yellow journalism.
  • His speeches were filled with yellow journalism, twisting the truth to fit his agenda.