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mini might not be familiar with the term yellow journalism but I'm sure the terms sensationalized media an did headlines ring a bell Joseph Pulitzer most popularly known for the Pulitzer Prize purchase the New York World in 1883 digital changes in the format presentation and content of the newspapers Pulitzer increase the circulation of the New York World from 15000 to 600000 making the New York roll the largest newspaper in the us at the time kill William Randolph Hearst Empire still exists today with as many what is newspapers and broadcasting stations Lyndhurst purchase the New York Journal from polishes brother in 1895 and massive circulation more emerged between ulcers New York world and hers New York Journal  the term yellow journalism was coined during the circulation War when her add pulitzers drawer of the popular comic strip the yellow kid for an insane amount of money Cuba which at the time was colonized by Spain was rich coffee tobacco and sugar us had been attracted to Cuba for a long time so when the USS Maine mysteriously sank in The Havana Harbor in Cuba Pulitzer and Hearst jump to use the story as a way to sell even more newspapers using yellow journalism the two newspapers made rash headlines that ignited the public to think that the sinking of the USS Maine was done by the Spanish other newspapers however were more reserved and blaming the Spanish for example this music Alabama stated in its headline that the attack on the USS Maine may have been by the Spanish later writing that there were rumors and strong beliefs that the attack they have been by the Spanish but never full out blaming Spanish for sinking the American vote would William Hurst illustrator Frederic Remington was sent to Cuba I reported back that there wasn't anything happening there worth making music out Hearst said this legendary quote you furnish the pictures I'll furnish the war remember the Maine to hell with Spain became a common saying in newspapers and on the street because the New York Journal and the New York world where the top two selling news in the country where the public heard that the sinking of an American boat was a work of enemies which was never proven to be true the government was pressured to do something April of 1898 President William McKinley declared war against Spain the two newspapers continued to milk stories from the Spanish-American War sending War correspondents to write exaggerated stories of battles and the conditions in Cuba what example is Richard Harding Davis a journalist from the New York Journal he was a good friend of what are Roosevelt Akron lot the time and wrote the famous article about the Rough Riders battle on San Juan Hill the truth was that it was actually the Buffalo Soldiers that did most of the heavy planning on San Juan Hill but after that dramatic battle Teddy Roosevelt was considered a war hero and became president after a president McKinley's assassination James creelman a reporter for pulitzer's New York World wrote a piece of yellow journalism and he seems to advicate this exaggerating style of writing quote the war against Spain is Justified in the eyes of History than yellow journalism deserves its place among the most useful instrumentalities of civilization and quote yellow what was Anna still thriving today though perhaps not as blatant as a false headlines in the New York Journal or the New York world this is also not to say that all media is correct in fact the media has the job of the gatekeeper and has brought many important things to the Publix by such as pollution Transportation safety and prescription medication has the Public's reception and concern about these topics covered by the media there has been many actions taken by the government to confront these problems this New York Post front page a freelance journalist captures a man's last seconds of life as he tries to climb out of the way of an incoming Subway indeed the death of this man is big news however there are million other more respectable ways to convey the message other than pasting in superimpose letters quote this man is about to die doomed and quote I am not denying that Teddy Roosevelt was a brave leader or that the sinking of the USS Maine was important however I believe that the newspaper is a huge factor of what the people think more of her what the people say the government has to react to and what the government does the media has to report its all a and in the Spanish-American War the cycle was corrupted by sensationalism

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