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yellow journalism

"sensational chauvinism in the media," 1898, American English, from newspaper agitation for war with Spain; originally "publicity stunt use of colored ink" (1895) in reference to the popular Yellow Kid" character (his clothes were yellow) in Richard Outcault's comic strip "Shantytown" in the "New York World."

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Definitions of yellow journalism from WordNet

yellow journalism (n.)
sensationalist journalism;
Synonyms: tabloid / tab
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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