yellow journalism

Thân thiện

A newspaper uses yellow journalism to sell more copies.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sensationalist journalism: A type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate, well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines, exaggerations, scandals, and sensationalism to increase sales or attract attention. It prioritizes excitement and emotion over factual accuracy.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The newspaper was accused of yellow journalism for its exaggerated coverage of the celebrity scandal.
  • Historians note that yellow journalism played a role in stirring public sentiment before the war.
  • Responsible reporters avoid the tactics of yellow journalism.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used historically to describe the newspaper circulation war between Joseph Pulitzer's and William Randolph Hearst's in the late 19th century.
• It is used critically to condemn modern media outlets that employ similar sensationalist tactics, even if not using the specific historical term.

Variants and Related Words

• Yellow press (noun phrase): The collective term for newspapers that practice yellow journalism.
  • The story was only reported in the yellow press.
• Sensationalism (noun): The use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy, to provoke public interest or excitement. This is the core concept behind yellow journalism.

Synonyms

• Tabloid journalism: Journalism characteristic of tabloid newspapers, focusing on sensational crime stories, astrology, celebrity gossip, and television.
• Sensationalist press: Media outlets that engage in sensationalism.
• Jingoism (in a specific, historical context related to war reporting): Extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy, which was often promoted through yellow journalism.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• While not a phrasal verb, the phrase "yellow journalism" itself functions as a fixed idiom in English to describe the specific practice.
• "Race to the bottom": This modern idiom can describe the competitive dynamic that leads to yellow journalism, where media outlets compete for attention by lowering journalistic standards.

Học thuật

Noun

1. sensationalist journalism

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tabloid
• tab