- yellow journalism
- {n. phr.} Cheap and sensational newspaper writing; inflammatory language designed to stir up popular sentiment against another country. * /Yellow journalism is hardly ever truly informative./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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Yellow journalism — is journalism that downplays legitimate news in favor of eye catching headlines that sell more newspapers. It may feature exaggerations of news events, scandal mongering, sensationalism, or unprofessional practices by news media organizations or… … Wikipedia
yellow journalism — ☆ yellow journalism n. 〚< the use of yellow ink, to attract readers, in printing the “Yellow Kid,” a comic strip, in the New York World (1895)〛 the use of cheaply sensational or unscrupulous methods in newspapers, etc. to attract or influence… … Universalium
Yellow Journalism — [ jeləʊ dʒəːnəlɪzəm; englisch, eigentlich »gelber Journalismus«], Yellow Press [ pres, »gelbe Presse«], amerikanische Bezeichnung für den trivialen Sensationsjournalismus, der sich mit Klatsch, Skandal, Verbrechen, Sport und sentimentalen… … Universal-Lexikon
yellow journalism — sensational chauvinism in the media, 1898, American English, from newspaper agitation for war with Spain; originally publicity stunt use of colored ink (1895) in reference to the popular Yellow Kid character (his clothes were yellow) in Richard… … Etymology dictionary
yellow journalism — ☆ yellow journalism n. [< the use of yellow ink, to attract readers, in printing the “Yellow Kid,” a comic strip, in the New York World (1895)] the use of cheaply sensational or unscrupulous methods in newspapers, etc. to attract or influence… … English World dictionary
yellow journalism — noun sensationalist journalism • Syn: ↑tabloid, ↑tab • Hypernyms: ↑journalism, ↑news media * * * ˌyellow ˈjournalism 7 [yellow journalism] … Useful english dictionary
yellow journalism — noun Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste. It is the sort of paper which the father of the family is expected to take home with him from his office and read aloud to the chicks before bed time. It was… … Wiktionary
yellow journalism — {n. phr.} Cheap and sensational newspaper writing; inflammatory language designed to stir up popular sentiment against another country. * /Yellow journalism is hardly ever truly informative./ … Dictionary of American idioms
yellow\ journalism — n. phr. Cheap and sensational newspaper writing; inflammatory language designed to stir up popular sentiment against another country. Yellow journalism is hardly ever truly informative … Словарь американских идиом
yellow journalism — American writing in newspapers that tries to get people s attention or influence their opinions by using strong language or false information. The paper is practising yellow journalism at its worst with its scandalous stories about the Governor… … New idioms dictionary
