Yellow Journalism: Puncturing the Myths, Defining the by W. Joseph Campbell

By W. Joseph Campbell

This deals an in depth and long-awaited reassessment of 1 of the main maligned sessions in American journalism―the period of the yellow press. The research demanding situations and dismantles a number of famous myths concerning the style, discovering that the yellow press didn't foment―could no longer have fomented―the Spanish-American conflict in 1898, opposite to the arguments of many media historians. The learn offers huge proof displaying that the recognized trade of telegrams among the artist Frederic Remington and newspaper writer William Randolph Hearst―in which Hearst is expounded to have vowed to provide the conflict with Spain―almost definitely by no means happened. The examine additionally offers the result of a scientific content material research of 7 top U. S. newspapers at 10 12 months durations during the twentieth century and reveals that a few distinguishing positive aspects of the yellow press survive in American journalism.

The yellow press interval in American journalism heritage has produced many robust and enduring myths-almost none of them actual. This examine explores those legends, featuring huge facts that:

• The yellow press didn't foment-could now not have fomented-the Spanish-American conflict in 1898, opposite of the arguments of many media historians

• The well-known trade of telegrams among the artist Frederic Remington and newspaper writer William Randolph Hearst-in which Hearst is related to have vowed to provide the struggle with Spain-almost definitely by no means took place

• The readership of the yellow press used to be no longer limited to immigrants and folks having an doubtful command of English, as many media historians maintain

The examine additionally offers the result of a close content material research of 7 major U.S. newspapers at 10-year periods, from 1899 to 1999. The content material analysis―which integrated the Denver submit, la occasions, big apple occasions, Raleigh information and Observer, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, San Francisco Examine and Washington Post―reveal that a few components attribute of yellow journalism were in most cases followed through major U. S. newspapers. This serious evaluation encourages a extra distinct realizing of the background of yellow journalism, beautiful to students of yank journalism, journalism heritage, and training journalists.

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