For those who aren't familiar with the term, "yellow journalism" was a moniker
applied to journalism (newspapers, at the time) articles that were written with little
attention to the facts, and maximum attention to gathering attention and selling newspapers.
Articles were sensationalist, highly incorrect or unvalidated, seeking to draw at
the emotional strings the readers would fear or want pulled. Popular at the turn of
the last century, perhaps the most notable example of yellow journalism was the sinking
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