Generations ago, we condescendingly referred to newspapers that emphasized scandal and celebrity intrigue as “yellow journalism.” The phrase dates back to the 1890s when William Randolph ...

The stories are skewed purposefully. They are skewed to benefit those who do the skewing _ those in power. Rather than providing an "objective" journalism that benefits all who can read it, the ...

Sensationalist journalism, like that practiced at the turn of the century by William Randolph Hearst, is often referred to as "yellow journalism," due to the lemon-colored cartoon strips that made ...

The sensationalist style known as yellow journalism emerged from the rigorous competition. Before radio, television and the Internet, newspapers were the only sources of daily news ...