Though just one of many causes, Yellow Journalism did play a role in making Americans aware of the situation in Cuba and building support for the Spanish-American War. Some historians argue that...

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Title: Yellow Journalism
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Yellow Journalism
Media has played a very significant role in shaping the action and opinion of the Americans. As suggested by Fuochi et al., news spread by the media shows the direct outcome from the public. There are many examples from the history, which determines that media in America silently direct the people through their sensational headlines and catchy phrases along with unverified conspiracy theories. One such example is the great depression of 2008, in which media failed to provide the truthful information to the public. This kind of journalism is called yellow journalism.
The trend of yellow journalism is not new; it goes quite back to the 19th century when media plays the significant role in acceleration of the American-Spanish war after spreading of the fake news by elite news of that time (Shi and Tindall). in context of the American-Spanish war, the fake news spread by the two famous newspaper of the America using the technique of sensationalism, instead of pouring the truth or well-established facts make the American public aggressive and pressurize the government to take the necessary action. This result into the war. Media was one of the...