Yellow Journalism and Mass Media
Yellow Journalism and Mass Media
It is the news that informs us of the events that change our lives and
entertains us when we are seeking something to do. Journalism has been the
staple of American life for quite some time and will probably keep the same
effect for years to come. Journalism has also changed many lives in American
History. Furthermore, I leave you with my essay on the the hype of the early
ninteen hundreds; the infamous Yellow Press.
Basically, Yellow Journalism was the given name to mass media in the
early eighteenth century. It consisted of cartoons, illustrations, catchy stories,
and things that appealed to the readers interests and values(Mass Media 1).
Sometimes the contents were fraudulent and emphasized tragedies. These types
of contents sold papers in great volumes and created a large profit for such
papers as the "New York World" and the "Journal."(Century 168)
The owner of the "New York Journal" and the overall founder of yellow
journalism itself was of the name Joseph Pulitzer. Pulitzer immigrated to the
United States from Hungary(Pulitzer 1). Early on in his career he worked as a
reporter where he picked up most of his journalism skills. Later on, Pulitzer
purchased the "New York World." At the time the "World" was not very successful,
but Pulitzer managed to turn it into one of the most successful papers in New
York. He managed to make his paper successful by using the many "yellow"
techniques mentioned before. Some people thought these methods were immoral
and scandalous(Century 166-172).
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Pulitzer's only real competiton was from a man by the name of William
Hearst. Hearst owned the paper by the name " The Journal." The "Journal" was
also highly successful. Harsh competition took place between the two
papers(Century 172).
The major break or "turning point" in the sensationalism movement was
the sinking of the battelship "Maine." Soon after the tragedy, the yellow
It is the news that informs us of the events that change our lives and
entertains us when we are seeking something to do. Journalism has been the
staple of American life for quite some time and will probably keep the same
effect for years to come. Journalism has also changed many lives in American
History. Furthermore, I leave you with my essay on the the hype of the early
ninteen hundreds; the infamous Yellow Press.
Basically, Yellow Journalism was the given name to mass media in the
early eighteenth century. It consisted of cartoons, illustrations, catchy stories,
and things that appealed to the readers interests and values(Mass Media 1).
Sometimes the contents were fraudulent and emphasized tragedies. These types
of contents sold papers in great volumes and created a large profit for such
papers as the "New York World" and the "Journal."(Century 168)
The owner of the "New York Journal" and the overall founder of yellow
journalism itself was of the name Joseph Pulitzer. Pulitzer immigrated to the
United States from Hungary(Pulitzer 1). Early on in his career he worked as a
reporter where he picked up most of his journalism skills. Later on, Pulitzer
purchased the "New York World." At the time the "World" was not very successful,
but Pulitzer managed to turn it into one of the most successful papers in New
York. He managed to make his paper successful by using the many "yellow"
techniques mentioned before. Some people thought these methods were immoral
and scandalous(Century 166-172).
Velez 2
Pulitzer's only real competiton was from a man by the name of William
Hearst. Hearst owned the paper by the name " The Journal." The "Journal" was
also highly successful. Harsh competition took place between the two
papers(Century 172).
The major break or "turning point" in the sensationalism movement was
the sinking of the battelship "Maine." Soon after the tragedy, the yellow