Yellow Journalism
What is yellow journalism?
Yellow journalism is when reporters, magazines, and newspapers uses exaggerated false information to sell their product.
Scare Headlines
- The article has big headlines.
- The headlines aren't true.
- Claim they have found pictures
Lots of Colorful Pictures
- Pictures are in ful color
- Lots of pictures
- Questionable quality in the the headlines
Quotes from "experts" or sources or pseudoscience
- False information on topic
- Claims to have exclusive pictures
- Claims to be the first
Emphasis on splashy, full color pictures
- Photos are in full color
- Pictures are large and fill up most of the page
- Smaller pictures in bright colors.
Underdog
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1083473-greatest-underdog-stories-in-sports
- Super Bowl of 2014 Seahawks beat the Broncos
- Everybody thought that Broncos would win
Conclusion
Yellow journalism is everywhere. It has been around for a long time and it has a big impact on our way we read our material.
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