Idiom
yellow journalism
Meaning
Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That newspaper uses yellow journalism to sell more copies.”
“The editor criticized the tabloid for relying on yellow journalism instead of checking the facts before publishing the story.”
“By prioritizing scandalous headlines over verified reporting, the publication descended into a form of yellow journalism that damaged its reputation among serious readers.”
Examples
simple
“That newspaper uses yellow journalism to sell more copies.”
contextual
“The editor criticized the tabloid for relying on yellow journalism instead of checking the facts before publishing the story.”
complex
“By prioritizing scandalous headlines over verified reporting, the publication descended into a form of yellow journalism that damaged its reputation among serious readers.”
Origin
From the comic The Yellow Kid, published in tabloid newspapers.
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