yellow journalism

yellow journalism

n.

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

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[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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yellow journalism

n

(Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) the type of journalism that relies on sensationalism and lurid exaggeration to attract readers

[perhaps shortened from the phrase Yellow Kid journalism, referring to the Yellow Kid, a cartoon (1895) in the New York World, a newspaper having a reputation for sensationalism]

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yellow journalism

the practice of seeking out sensational news for the purpose of boosting a newspaper’s circulation, or, if such stories are hard to find, of trying to make comparatively innocuous news appear sensational. Also called sensationalism. — yellow journalist, n.

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yellow journalism - sensationalist journalism tabloid, tab journalism, news media - newspapers and magazines collectively