Did you know Yellow journalism is named for a comic strip character called The Yellow Kid?
From Wiki: Yellow journalism, or the yellow press, is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers. 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.
Just my not-so-humble opinion, but that would describe most of the main stream media. They've gone from being the canary in the coal mine to citing "a little birdie told me" for their sources.
From Wiki: Yellow journalism, or the yellow press, is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers. 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.
Just my not-so-humble opinion, but that would describe most of the main stream media. They've gone from being the canary in the coal mine to citing "a little birdie told me" for their sources.
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