any one good at writing? i need hw help?

Question

i cant think of a few first starting sentences for my social studies paper..can anyone help? This is the question:

Sensational journalism,like that practiced at the turn of the century by william randolph hearst, is often reffered to as "yellow journalism" due to the lemon colored comic strips that made certain newspapers popular. is yellow journalism practiced today? how does it differ from that practiced in 1898? does it still influence foreign policy descions??

i know what i want to write, but just cant seem to be able to create the first few opening sentences.
thank you!

yeah, yellow journalism is over exxagerated news...i need help ASAP! thankss.

i just need a few starting sentences...

Answer 1

Sensationalism or Yellow Journalism are practiced today with very much the same effect as they had in the days of William Randolph Hearst but with different ground rules. Over the years it has evolved from crazy outlandish rantings and splashy headlines, which would today result in lawsuits, to tightly woven political schemeing that results in the manipulation of the ebb and flow of public opinion so that now America behaves almost as a modern day version of ancient Rome with Congress acting as the Collosium and the executive office running amok.
This type of skewed yellow journalism effects the political climate more now than ever for as information and communication travel at internet speeds the reprocussions of speaking before thinking last long and and weigh heavily on our reputation as a nation.

I think that's a pretty good start. Interesting subject kid.

Is it practiced? - Yes, it is just look at Fox News or the O'Reilly Factor in the television media. O'Reilly, however is no longer a true journalist as much as a political commentator. He hosts a talk show and foists his opinions on the audience in an obnoxious way. Rush Limbaugh is in the same category.
Bill Mahr does a similar kind of show on HBO or Show Time but he is much more respectful of his guests and being a professional comedian is more clever and amusing in his satire.
Any journalism that takes a direct political stance in favor of one party or another is yellow journalism.
Journalism is meant to be more like lady Justice. Blind to factionalism or personal motivation.
Back in the days when newspapers were the main source of serious information the political views of the owner/publisher of the news paper were often palpable. Even today Washington Post and The New York Times(both liberal papers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Post - look at Political Leanings section) and papers like the Wall Street Journal (a conservative news paper- see Editorial Line and the Study of Media Bias sections - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Street_Journal) throw their weight behind issues of the day.
It differs from the 1890's in that today's journalists even yellow ones are not allowed to slander people and they need to have at least a grain of factual evidence to back up their often inflammatory opinions. For when they are caught with their pants down, as Rush Limbaugh just was concerning the Michael J. Fox, they expose themselves for the pius fools that they are.
Each time they are exposed in this way they loose credibility.
Today Rush is pretty much on par with Jeraldo Rivera a formerly respected journalist who has fallen from grace.
Today people hold journalists to higher standards than even the politicians endure. Politicians commit crimes get busted for drugs and still get re-elected (Marion Berry reference) but if a journalist lies it's a hanging offence. Considering the power journalistls weild this is not too much to ask for complete and thorough honesty and investigation. For it is the truth the people want and need to hear and not mere opinion or conjecture.
And what Sam above me said.

There you go kid.
That should give you something to work with.
Copy this to Micro/Word to check spelling and grammar.
I'm just rattling on here and haven't been paying attention.
I gotta go feed the animals.
later

Answer 2

Your opening sentence(s) should be a summary of your paper and also leading. Give just enough info that the reader (teacher) will WANT to read on to see what you have to say. Is yellow journalism practiced today? Answer the question with a statement rather then yes or no. Tease the reader. If your paper is going to say yes, try using a form of it as your opening statement. Does it differ? Does it still influence foreign policy decisions? Answer these generally in opening and try to tease me into wanting to read the whole paper. Good Luck. Don't forget to use your spell check!

Answer 3

I'm not sure what the answers are but.....

Journalism, just as Advertising, has altered over the years in a variety of ways, but each is still primarily focused on the same result. The term "yellow journalism" was used in 1898 to help get the attention of readers. This aspect has yet to change....

Answer 4

In the late 1800's the United States was evolving from a land of farming to an indutrialized nation. One invention, the printing press, allowed thousands of people to share the news of the day not by word of mouth, but by typed print in the local newspaper. Unfortunately, with the good always comes the bad. Rather than printing legitimate unbiased news articles, newspaper editors often added their own point of view and persuasive techniques. This practice is called yellow journalism, and it is still running rampant in newspapers and television news today.

Answer 5

Isn't yellow journalism another word for news that was over exaggerated, often times in a bad way or at the expense of others, just to drive up sales of the paper?

I mean, yeah...it was called taht because of the yellow paper, but i didn't think it was "sensational journalism..."

Answer 6

Well I'd compare sensational journalism or "yellow journalism" to the gossip/celebrity magazines that we have nowadays.
Hope that gives you some ideas.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Need more details

Answer 9

pretty good but put an "A" between 'of' and 'well-being'

Answer 10

I want to ask the same question as the op.