Yellow+Journalism

= American Imperialism & Spanish-American War Activity: Document and Image Analysis: Yellow Journalism =

Instructions for You

 * View the following headlines, drawn from Spanish-American War-era newspapers:
 * Headline One
 * Headline Two
 * Headline Three
 * Headline Four
 * Headline Five
 * Headline Six
 * Headline Seven

Now, choose one of the headlines and answer these questions on the Word document you just opened :

 * 1. Do any specific headlines or subheads go against what it means to be a good journalist? ( good journalism: reporting the news without bias or a particular point of view )?
 * Why?

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 * 2. Which of the below is the function of your headline? You may choose more than one.
 * Identify stories?
 * Sell papers?
 * Stir emotions?
 * 3. What seems to be the purpose of the headline?


 * 4.Could you rewrite some of these headlines to be less inflammatory?
 * Inflammatory: adjective: tending to arouse anger, hostility, passion, etc.:inflammatory speeches.
 * Would these have been better journalism?
 * Would these have better served the newspapers?

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 * 5. Is there room in a newspaper for opinion? Your answers from above and references to the yellow journalism examples should be in your response.
 * If so, how should it be delivered?
 * 6. Do newspapers have to report only the straight truth, or should they be allowed to stretch the truth, or lie, if they choose to? Your answers from above and references to the yellow journalism examples should be in your response.
 * If yes, what are they?

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