Idiom
yellow press
Meaning
Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That newspaper is just yellow press.”
“The politician refused to answer questions from the yellow press, calling their stories dishonest and sensational.”
“Serious scholars often dismiss the tabloid as mere yellow press, arguing that its focus on scandal undermines the integrity of public discourse.”
Examples
simple
“That newspaper is just yellow press.”
contextual
“The politician refused to answer questions from the yellow press, calling their stories dishonest and sensational.”
complex
“Serious scholars often dismiss the tabloid as mere yellow press, arguing that its focus on scandal undermines the integrity of public discourse.”
Origin
From the comic feature "The Yellow Kid" in the Journal newspaper, first published in 1895.
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