AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Joseph Pulitzer
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Nellie Bly
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Charles Foster Kane
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William Henderson
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term originated in the competition over the New York City newspaper market between major newspaper publishers Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.
Detailed explanation-2: -Yellow journalism marked by sensationalist stories, self-promotion. William Randolph Hearst, publisher of the New York Journal, and his arch-rival, Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the New York World, are credited with the creation of yellow journalism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Apush Unit 5 Vocab. William Randolph Hearst-built his media empire after inheriting the San Francisco Examiner from his father. He challenged New York World publisher Joseph Pulitzer by buying the rival New York Journal, earning attention for his “yellow journalism.”
Detailed explanation-4: -Led by newspaper owners William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, journalism of the 1890s used melodrama, romance, and hyperbole to sell millions of newspapers–a style that became known as yellow journalism.