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| '''Yellow journalism''' refers to a type of ] where sensationalism triumphs over factual reporting. This may take such forms as the use of colorful ajectives, exaggeration, a careless lack of fact-checking for the sake of a quick "breaking news" story, or even deliberate falsification of entire incidents. | |||
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| An anecdotal example of yellow journalism is often repeated as having come from ], who is reputed to have told a journalist working for him, "You supply the pictures, and I'll supply the war." | |||
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Yellow journalism refers to a type of journalism where sensationalism triumphs over factual reporting. This may take such forms as the use of colorful ajectives, exaggeration, a careless lack of fact-checking for the sake of a quick "breaking news" story, or even deliberate falsification of entire incidents.
An anecdotal example of yellow journalism is often repeated as having come from William Randolph Hearst, who is reputed to have told a journalist working for him, "You supply the pictures, and I'll supply the war."