Yellow Journalism
Yellow Journalism
Complete the graphic organizer using the information from Site 1.
Headlines
Pulitzer and Hearst agreed that the key to selling a newspaper was an attention-grabbing emotional headline. At Site 2, click on Headline Gallery and look at the headlines from actual newspapers in 1898.
Notice the word choices in the headlines.
1. List the words you see that appeal to people's emotions:
-vengeance, victory, slaughter, war, destroyed, enemy, conviction, criminals, death, perpetrator, outrage, crisis, treachery, blow
2. In the chart, rewrite the headlines below in the style of yellow journalism. Remember, you want each title to include alarming or sensational words that would prompt people to buy the paper and find out more. For example, a headline that reads "Politician Accused of Corruption" might be rewritten as "Scandal! Politician Caught in Shameless Crime!"
Headline
Rewrite
Dead Body Found in Creek
Deceased Jane Doe found in Huntington’s Creek and too mutilated to be identified! Could we have a murderer on the loose?
Grocery Store Robbed
Thugs threaten our local businesses after the destructive robbery last night
Local Building Burned to the Ground
Arson!! Local businesses and shops could be at risk!!
It is a type of journalism that uses little to no true honest sources and just writes with catchy headlines and false gossip. It is all about catching the reader’s eye and getting them to read what is the supposed
“latest gossip.” It also uses a lot of pictures and cartoons that appeal to the eyes of the buyer.
It was used to make money for newspaper companies. All they care about is the money and that the buyers enjoy what they put out. They do not care if their facts are legitimate or not. It is all about making money and it was discovered and used as a smart marketing move. They also wanted to influence people of the United States at the time that war with Spain was necessary; therefore, they exaggerated all the war details and the war
Complete the graphic organizer using the information from Site 1.
Headlines
Pulitzer and Hearst agreed that the key to selling a newspaper was an attention-grabbing emotional headline. At Site 2, click on Headline Gallery and look at the headlines from actual newspapers in 1898.
Notice the word choices in the headlines.
1. List the words you see that appeal to people's emotions:
-vengeance, victory, slaughter, war, destroyed, enemy, conviction, criminals, death, perpetrator, outrage, crisis, treachery, blow
2. In the chart, rewrite the headlines below in the style of yellow journalism. Remember, you want each title to include alarming or sensational words that would prompt people to buy the paper and find out more. For example, a headline that reads "Politician Accused of Corruption" might be rewritten as "Scandal! Politician Caught in Shameless Crime!"
Headline
Rewrite
Dead Body Found in Creek
Deceased Jane Doe found in Huntington’s Creek and too mutilated to be identified! Could we have a murderer on the loose?
Grocery Store Robbed
Thugs threaten our local businesses after the destructive robbery last night
Local Building Burned to the Ground
Arson!! Local businesses and shops could be at risk!!
It is a type of journalism that uses little to no true honest sources and just writes with catchy headlines and false gossip. It is all about catching the reader’s eye and getting them to read what is the supposed
“latest gossip.” It also uses a lot of pictures and cartoons that appeal to the eyes of the buyer.
It was used to make money for newspaper companies. All they care about is the money and that the buyers enjoy what they put out. They do not care if their facts are legitimate or not. It is all about making money and it was discovered and used as a smart marketing move. They also wanted to influence people of the United States at the time that war with Spain was necessary; therefore, they exaggerated all the war details and the war