yellow journalism Definition
☆ yellow journalism
noun
the use of cheaply sensational or unscrupulous methods in newspapers, etc. to attract or influence readers
Etymology: < the use of yellow ink, to attract readers, in printing the “Yellow Kid,” a comic strip, in the New York World (1895)
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