But then again, I'm only 65...
And if I were 125, I’d remember that in 1897, reporter Frederic Remington became very bored by the lack of anything newsworthy in Cuba and cabled to Hearst, “Everything quiet. There is no trouble here. There will be no war. Wish to return.” In response to Remington’s message, William Randolph Hearst reportedly replied, “Please remain. You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war.”
The term Yellow Journalism was first used in the 1880s. It’s not new.
Joseph Campbell describes yellow press newspapers as having daily multi-column front-page headlines covering a variety of topics, such as sports and scandal, using bold layouts (with large illustrations and perhaps color), heavy reliance on unnamed sources, and unabashed self-promotion. The term was extensively used to describe certain major New York City newspapers around 1900 as they battled for circulation.[4]
Frank Luther Mott identifies yellow journalism based on five characteristics:[5]
scare headlines in huge print, often of minor news
lavish use of pictures, or imaginary drawings
use of faked interviews, misleading headlines, pseudoscience, and a parade of false learning from so-called experts
emphasis on full-color Sunday supplements, usually with comic strips
dramatic sympathy with the “underdog” against the system.