Yellow Journalism By Kayla Ellis What is YELLOW

Yellow Journalism By: Kayla Ellis

What is YELLOW JOURNALISM? • YELLOW JORNALISM is a type of journalism that presents little researched news and instead uses eye catching headlines to sell more newspapers.

History • During the 1890 s, journalism that sensationalized dramatic events was a powerful force that helped the US win the Spanish American War. Led by newspaper owners William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, journalism of the 1890 s used melodramatic, romance, and hyperbole to sell millions of newspapers.

Spanish American War • The Spanish American War is first where yellow journalism was introduced. Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst published false articles and exaggerated them to the point where people believed that they were true.

Oj Simpson • During the time of the Oj Simpson case yellow journalism was used a lot. Many newspapers were using his success as a reason to use yellow journalism as a way to sell their newspapers. Things were wrote all over the newspapers over his case.

Botox mom • An example that hit all across the world was “Botox Mom” which was a mom who gave her 8 year old daughter a botox. The tabloids and newspapers got all over this because it was such a huge subject in which people had many different opinions about it

Apple vs. Samsung • Another example of Yellow Journalism is the Apple vs. Samsung court case. The newspapers and tabloids were all over this because it was two of the biggest phone manufactures going against each other and they knew they would get a lot of papers sold if they wrote about this.

Tiger Woods • This article made the public believe that Tiger Woods was a sex addict, when in reality he only just cheated. The media made it look like this so that they would draw in more buyers to buy the article.

Octomom • Octomom was a huge deal going on at the same time as Botox Mom, newspapers and tabloids were fighting over the two and comparing the two. Octomom was said to be an unfit mom in all of the newspapers.

Crazy Woman • This title gives you the idea that a crazy person is chasing after a celebrity when in reality she is just wanting to take a picture. The media uses these titles so they can make situations look more dramtic.