MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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muckrakers
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yellow journalism
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Detailed explanation-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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Yellow journalism usually refers to sensationalistic or biased stories that newspapers present as objective truth.
Detailed explanation-3: -Yellow journalism was a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts. During its heyday in the late 19th century it was one of many factors that helped push the United States and Spain into war in Cuba and the Philippines, leading to the acquisition of overseas territory by the United States.