USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

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Writing outlandish lies in order to sell newspapersA.r C. EB. D.

(A) Yellow Fever

(B) ** Yellow Journalism

(C) Exaggeration

(D) Hyperbole

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -yellow journalism, the use of lurid features and sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation. The phrase was coined in the 1890s to describe the tactics employed in the furious competition between two New York City newspapers, the World and the Journal.

Concept note-2: -News stories that are focused on grabbing people’s attention rather than conveying well-reported news are known as yellow journalism. A newspaper headline like “ALIENS STEAL NEIGHBORHOOD PUPPIES” is definitely an example of yellow journalism.

Concept note-3: -Yellow journalism usually refers to sensationalistic or biased stories that newspapers present as objective truth. Established late 19th-century journalists coined the term to belittle the unconventional techniques of their rivals.

Concept note-4: -Yellow Journalism. The use of lurid features and sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation.