yellow journalism
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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
If the yellow journalism of the 19th century can be defined by the sensationalistic “if it bleeds, it leads” mentality, pink slime is the opposite.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2022
It’s nothing of the sort, but this unique brand of yellow journalism has earned the site 75,000 Facebook shares and counting.
From Slate • Feb. 19, 2014
I am sorry to say that yellow journalism is not only not unknown in Japan, but is apparently in a very flourishing condition there.
From The Empire of the East by Montgomery, H. B. (Helen Barrett)
