yellow journalism

Examples of yellow journalism in the following topics:

• The Antecedents of Progressivism

  • Yellow and personal journalism were antecedents to the Progressive muckraking era in the nineteenth and twentieth century.
  • The muckrakers of the Progressive era were known for their investigative journalism; however, investigations of corruption and social problems had already been introduced into the newspapers of the late nineteenth century by publishers and journalists during the eras of "personal journalism" and "yellow journalism. " Just as the muckrakers became well known for their crusades, journalists from the eras of personal journalism and yellow journalism had gained fame through their investigative articles, including articles that exposed wrongdoings.
  • While some muckrakers, such as Steffens, had already worked for reform newspapers of the personal journalism variety, other muckrakers had worked for yellow journals before moving on to magazines around 1900, such as Charles Edward Russell.
  • In response to the exaggerated facts of yellow journalism, objective journalism, as exemplified by The New York Times under Adolph Ochs after 1896, turned away from sensationalism and reported facts with the intention of being impartial and a newspaper of record.
  • While the muckrakers continued the investigative exposures and sensational traditions of yellow journalism, they wrote to change society.

• The Muckrakers

  • Investigative journalists view the muckrakers as early influences on watchdog journalism.
  • The January 1903 issue of McClure's is considered to be the official beginning of muckraking journalism.
  • Louis. " While some muckrakers started out writing for reform newspapers of the personal journalism variety, others began their careers in "yellow journalism" (journalism of questionable taste and accuracy) before moving on to magazines.
  • Publishers of yellow journals, such as Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, focused on increasing circulation through scandal, crime, entertainment and sensationalism.
  • Another yellow journalist, Bly conducted an undercover investigation on patient abuse at Bellevue Mental Hospital, and published her findings in her 1887 expose Ten Days in the Mad-House.

• Social Criticism

  • The modern characterization of this type of journalism is "investigative," and investigative journalists today are often informally called "muckrakers."
  • The muckrakers appeared at a moment when journalism was undergoing changes in style and practice.
  • In response to the exaggerated facts and sensationalism of yellow journalism, objective journalism, as exemplified by The New York Times under Adolph Ochs after 1896, reported facts with the intention of being impartial and a newspaper of record.
  • Muckrakers continued some of the investigative exposures and sensational traditions of yellow journalism, but instead wrote to change society.
  • It served as a basis for future muckraking journalism by exposing New York City’s upper and middle classes to the slums.

• The Muckrakers

  • Investigations of corruption and social problems had already been introduced into the newspapers of the late 19th century by publishers and journalists during the eras of "personal journalism" and yellow journalism.
  • Publishers of yellow journals, such as Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, were more intent on increasing circulation through scandal, crime, entertainment and sensationalism.
  • Just as the muckrakers became well known for their crusades, journalists from the eras of "personal journalism" and "yellow journalism" had gained fame through their investigative articles, including articles that exposed wrongdoing:
  • In response to yellow journalism, which had exaggerated facts, objective journalism, as exemplified by The New York Times under Adolph Ochs after 1896, turned away from sensationalism and reported facts with the intention of being impartial and a newspaper of record.
  • While the muckrakers continued the investigative exposures and sensational traditions of yellow journalism, they wrote to change society.

• The Spanish-American War

  • By 1897–98, American public opinion was largely influenced by the "yellow journalism" of the United States; outrage at reports of Spanish atrocities in Cuba grew exponentially.
  • American naval power proved decisive, allowing U.S. expeditionary forces to disembark in Cuba against a Spanish garrison, already reeling from nationwide insurgent attacks and decimated by yellow fever.

• The Progressive Era

  • In academic fields, the day of the amateur author gave way to the research professor who published in the new scholarly journals and presses.
  • In 1919, he published The Brass Check, a muckraking exposé of American journalism that publicized the issue of yellow journalism and the limitations of the “free press” in the United States.

• Posting

  • Carrying out of these instructions is known as posting, a procedure that takes information recorded via journal entries (or journalizing) in the General or Special Journals and transfers it to the General Ledger.
  • Journal entries may also be posted as the journal page is filled if using a manual accounting system as a matter of personal taste.
  • When posting the general journal, the date used in the ledger accounts is the date the transaction was recorded in the journal, not the date the journal entry was posted to the ledger accounts.
  • The general ledger contains all entries from both the General Journal and the Special Journals.
  • Describe how posting affects the General Journal, Special Journal and General Ledger

• Journalizing

  • Items are entered into the general journal or the special journals via journal entries, also called journalizing.
  • How would we record journal entries for each transaction?
  • Special journals are designed to facilitate the process of journalizing and posting transactions.
  • Items are entered the general journal or the special journals via journal entries, or journalizing.
  • Explain the correct procedure for making a journal entry in the General or Special Journal.

• The Rise of Adversarial Journalism

  • Adversarial journalism, or gotcha journalism, seeks to reveal wrongdoings of public officials through a variety of premeditated methods.
  • Adversarial journalism, or gotcha journalism, is a form of journalism that seeks to uncover wrongdoings of public officials.
  • An early citation indicated that "gotcha journalism" was used by Stuart K.
  • Sarah Palin was very critical of adversarial journalism during her campaign bid in 2008.
  • Describe the rise of "gotcha journalism" and the legal recourse public figures have against such journalism

• Ida B. Wells

  • In 1878 at the age of 16, she lost both her parents and her 10-month old brother, Stanley to a yellow fever epidemic that swept through the South with many fatalities.
  • She began investigative journalism, looking at the charges given for the murders and raised more than $500 to investigate lynchings and publish her results.