wat does Yellow Journalism mean?

Answer 1

The term goes back to a bidding war between Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst over an artist named Richard Outcault who drew a cartoon called "Hogan's Alley," whose lead character was "The Yellow Kid" for Pulitzer's newspaper. At the time, the strip was the most prominent use of color in newspapers, and Hearst desperately wanted the strip in his paper for two reasons -- one, it was a feather in his cap for beating Pulitzer at his own game, and two, it was the most widely read part of Pulitzer's paper, so it was bound to increase Hearst's circulation. So he lured Outcault away. Pulitzer subsequently hired another artist, George Luks, to continue the strip.

The term "yellow journalism" started out as "yellow kid journalism" -- basically representing the publishers' ruthless effort to boost circulation at any costs. Today, it has come to mean sensationalistic journalism that involves unethical and unprofessional practices, but falls just shy of libel or slander.

Answer 2

I believe the terms goes back to the 1800's. Some of the newspapers took some liberties with facts and sensationalized the stories. The papers in question were printed on cheaper, yellow, newsprint, and thus got that reputation.

Answer 3

There was a yellow paper journalism coming in India when I was very young, They were publishing the dark side of big shots and their illegal activities and sexual habits in that paper. So ,I think yellow paper means only that news. Yours,
vrvrao

Answer 4

It means misrepresenting the facts almost to the point of being libelous.

To view an example of yellow journalism watch Fox News.