The use of cheaply sensational or unscrupulous methods in newspapers to attract and influence the readers.
by IRISHREPUBLICANARMY December 26, 2003
Lies and/or propaganda which are passed off as legitimate journalism, though they favor one political party or viewpoint.
The NNN (Nazi News Network-another term for the Fox News Channel) believes that Michael Moore's work is yellow journalism.
by GuidoPosse69 February 22, 2005
The great-grandfather of clickbait, and one of propaganda’s cousins. Journalism that sacrifices everything a good article needs for sensationalism and sales.
by nlolhere October 14, 2020
by antilles0 December 29, 2018
by JRFF18E February 08, 2011
Yellow-Cross journalism is a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched medical-related news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism, restricted within the medical/health/scientific fields.
Headline: "Water Bottles Cause Cancer"
Explanation: A certain manufacturer of an isolated water bottle used a chemical which could possibly induce the growing of certain types of cancer cells.
Biology Undergraduate: "That's called yellow-cross journalism..."
Explanation: A certain manufacturer of an isolated water bottle used a chemical which could possibly induce the growing of certain types of cancer cells.
Biology Undergraduate: "That's called yellow-cross journalism..."
by biologist_at_elite_college November 10, 2010