Yellow Journalism Definition
noun
The use of cheaply sensational or unscrupulous methods in newspapers, etc. to attract or influence readers.
Webster's New World
(idiomatic) Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.
Wiktionary
Origin of Yellow Journalism
From the use of yellow ink in printing “Yellow Kid,” a cartoon strip in the New York World, a newspaper noted for sensationalism
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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