AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Which meaning BEST defines yellow journalism?
|
|
a style of journalism that uses actual stories to attract readers
|
|
|
a style of journalism that uses sensational or unethical news stories to attract readers
|
|
|
a style of journalism that has exaggerating words but actual political drawings that are real
|
|
|
a style of journalism that is boring, dull, and doesn’t attract readers
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism. By extension, the term yellow journalism is used today as a pejorative to decry any journalism that treats news in an unprofessional or unethical fashion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following best describes yellow journalism? Yellow journalism emphasized large headlines, bright colors and pictures, and sensationalized stories.
There is 1 question to complete.