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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. | '''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. | ||
| An anecdotal example of yellow journalism is often repeated as having come from ], who is reputed to have told |
An anecdotal example of yellow journalism is often repeated as having come from ], who in 1897 sent a journalist to Cuba to report on the ]. Hearst is reputed to have told the journalist, "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 in 1897 sent a journalist to Cuba to report on the Spanish-American War. Hearst is reputed to have told the journalist, "You supply the pictures, and I'll supply the war."