yellow journalism
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- noun
- /ˈjɛloʊ ˈdʒɜrnəlɪzəm/
- Literature
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periodismo sensacionalista
- During the election, many articles fell into the trap of yellow journalism, prioritizing sensational stories over factual reporting.
- a kind of yellow journalism
And the rest of it was a basically mud smearing yellow journalism from The Intercept not long before Glenn Greenwald left in protest himself.
- And the rest of it was a basically mud smearing yellow journalism from The Intercept not long before Glenn Greenwald left in protest himself.
Examples
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The press of the 1790s was as vicious as yellow journalism would be a century later or partisan infighting would be two centuries later, and the repeated personal attacks stung Washington deeply.
Academic text (1997) -
In 1898, the United States was drawn into the Spanish-American War by a process not too dissimilar, then known as "yellow journalism."
Academic text (1993) -
Billy: This article borders on yellow journalism! Shame on you!
Blog text (11) -
And what is wrong about this brand of yellow journalism is that they are, in fact, misinforming the public.
Blog text (31) -
For example, when she was eighty-five years old, the New York World newspaper launched a "yellow journalism" attack, which ultimately led to a legal trial.
Academic text (2014) -
Look at how Murdoch's media empire is being exposed for hacking emails and yellow journalism.
Blog text (5) -
Furthermore, criticism by the press is not by itself a sign that one is observing a more responsible media outlet, especially when one considers critical newspapers that use "yellow journalism" tactics to survive.
Academic text (1993) -
Their further gall in printing a totally unfounded rumor that certain senior officers had delayed the Chapter Eleven filing until they could siphon off the assets represents the most irresponsible kind of yellow journalism!
Fiction book (1991) -
The newspaper was criticized for its use of yellow journalism that misled readers with exaggerated claims.
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Historians often refer to the scandalous reports of the late 19th century as examples of yellow journalism.
Synonyms
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Publishing shocking or exaggerated stories to get attention
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A newspaper that focuses on gossip and scandal
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8.1
Newspapers or magazines that print scandal stories and invade people's privacy to sell more copies
Newspapers that print shocking and often untrue stories to get more readers
News outlets like some newspapers or TV shows that use gossip and scandal to attract attention
Writing or media that looks for scandals to attract readers
False news on websites made to look real to attract readers
A practice of reporting false or biased news to get attention
How Sensational
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'yellow' literally names a color and does not by itself convey 'sensationalism' or unethical reporting, so a learner who only knows the literal meanings of 'yellow' and 'journalism' would not reliably infer the idiomatic sense. The phrase's meaning is historical/figurative and language-specific (not a straightforward compositional pattern), making it unpredictable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The term yellow journalism may come from a comic called the 'Yellow Kid' that ran on cheap newspapers printed in yellow. Those papers used big, shocking, or made-up stories to sell more copies, so yellow journalism now means 'news that uses big, shocking, or exaggerated stories'.