Episode 301
Yellow journalism
Wed, 2018-Feb-28 02:20 UTC
Length - 1:40
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With 242,587 views on Tuesday, 27 February 2018 our article of the day is Yellow journalism.
Yellow journalism and the yellow press are American terms for journalism and associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering or sensationalism. By extension, the term yellow journalism is used today as a pejorative to decry any journalism that treats news in an unprofessional or unethical fashion.
The term is chiefly used in the US. In the UK, a roughly equivalent term is tabloid journalism, meaning journalism characteristic of tabloid newspapers, even if found elsewhere.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:20 UTC on Wednesday, 28 February 2018.
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