The use of cheaply sensational or unscrupulous methods in newspapers to attract and influence the readers.
99.3% of what is in tabloid newspapers is yellow journalism.
by IRISHREPUBLICANARMY December 26, 2003
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The great-grandfather of clickbait, and one of propaganda’s cousins. Journalism that sacrifices everything a good article needs for sensationalism and sales.
It is horrifying how much yellow journalism is in the mainstream nowadays.
by nlolhere October 14, 2020
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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
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Cheap & un-researched newspaper.
l'express.mu is an example of yellow journalism.
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the type of journalism that relies on sensationalism and lurid exaggeration to attract readers
Back in the day, the media used yellow journalism to expose corrupttion in Cuba
by JRFF18E February 8, 2011
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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..."
by biologist_at_elite_college November 10, 2010
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