The use of cheaply sensational or unscrupulous methods in newspapers to attract and influence the readers.
by IRISHREPUBLICANARMY December 26, 2003
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
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
by antilles0 December 29, 2018
by JRFF18E February 8, 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