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yellow journalism

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the use of cheaply sensational or unscrupulous methods in newspapers, etc. to attract or influence readers

Origin: < 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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noun

Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers.

Origin:

Origin: From the use of yellow ink in printing “Yellow Kid,” a cartoon strip in the New York World, a newspaper noted for sensationalism

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