Asked by Ashley Schernecker on May 24, 2024
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Newspapers like the New York Journal and the New York World used sensational accounts to sell more copies. These types of papers were known as
A) the "new" press.
B) the workers' press.
C) the "yellow press."
D) freelancers.
E) the corporate press.
Yellow Press
Sensationalism in newspaper publishing that reached a peak in the circulation war between Joseph Pulitzer’s New York World and William Randolph Hearst’s New York Journal in the 1890s; the papers’ accounts of events in Havana Harbor in 1898 led directly to the Spanish-American War.
Sensational Accounts
Reports or stories exaggerated or sensationalized to attract attention or provoke public interest and emotional reactions.
- Understand the role and impact of the "yellow press" in late 19th and early 20th century America.
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Jassica WaliaMay 25, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
The term "yellow press" refers to newspapers that used sensationalism and exaggeration to attract readers and sell more copies, a practice associated with the New York Journal and the New York World in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the role and impact of the "yellow press" in late 19th and early 20th century America.