Yellow Journalism
Title
Yellow Journalism
Subject
American propaganda in the Spanish-American War
Description
[ID: Cover of Pulitzer's World with headline that reads, "Maine explosion caused by bomb or torpedo?" /end ID]
Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by the American media
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive
Shaping Perceptions: language ("Maine" "bomb" "torpedo"), image (explosion, ship)
Achieve a Response: negative perception and sentiment towards perpetrators
Analysis
Deliberate: premeditated
Systemic: part of a methodical and regular campaign by the American media
Attempt: perceptual, cognitive
Shaping Perceptions: language ("Maine" "bomb" "torpedo"), image (explosion, ship)
Achieve a Response: negative perception and sentiment towards perpetrators
Source
Example of Yellow Journalism in the cover of the Pulitzer’s World, History.state.gov. Accessed January 2022. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/yellow-journalism.
Original Format
Image
Physical Dimensions
200x200
Files
Collection
Citation
“Yellow Journalism,” American History of Propaganda, accessed October 1, 2024, https://mail.ahop.reclaim.hosting/items/show/10.