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Revision as of 13:01, 19 August 2002 by -- April (talk | contribs) (elaborate quote-which war)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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."