yellow journalism
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And by the way, this is the second important lesson he learned from the U.S.—the power of sensationalism, yellow journalism.
From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026
The video recalls the yellow journalism of William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal — only now, what once took hours to print and eventually reached thousands can be created in seconds and seen by millions.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025
He accused the Telegraph of yellow journalism and “effectively putting words in one’s mouth.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2023
The slogan, an obvious riff on the Gray Lady’s 19th-century retort to yellow journalism, seems custom-made for Olumide Shokunbi and Spice Kitchen.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2022
In the winter of 1897 a great cry was raised about what was called "yellow" journalism, the mischievous sensationalism of certain metropolitan newspapers.
From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted
