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5. Someone coined it orange journalism, which I thought was pretty good.
Thu Jan 30, 2025, 09:55 AM
Jan 2025

Last edited Thu Jan 30, 2025, 10:47 AM - Edit history (1)

A take on yellow journalism.

William Randolph Hearst was a newspaper publisher who used yellow journalism to promote his political views and sell newspapers. Yellow journalism is a style of reporting that uses sensationalism and hyperbole to sell newspapers. Hearst's use of yellow journalism in the late 19th century helped to fuel the Spanish-American War

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