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Yellow Journalism Quotes

10 quotes from 10 authors

A brief set of observations shows how exaggerated headlines still shape public perception across continents. The quotes point out the habit of turning tragedy into spectacle and how the phenomenon persists from early press to modern media. For a broader view, consider checking out media bias, propaganda, or press ethics topics.

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I think the Internet is to MSM what TV was to yellow journalism.

Larisa Alexandrovna

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“Yellow journalism turns purple when third page obituaries appear on page one.”

Mantaranjot Mangat

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I think yellow journalism is something that appears everywhere, in the underdeveloped and developed worlds alike.

Mario Vargas Llosa

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We all know that yellow journalism didn't just happen a week ago or a month ago, that yellow journalism has probably been…

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I will not subject my wife, family or friends to the sadistic vitriol of yellow journalism. I will not dignify such journalism…

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I worked for a newspaper in Europe for, I lived in Europe for about seven years, so I worked in this sort…

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Let us have our heroes. Let us continue to believe that some have been truly great; that it lies within human ability…

Lyndon Baines Johnson

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“A future owned by yellow journalism was not one most reporters wished to contemplate. Some libraries had already barred the "World" and…

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“The desire to be exalted or thought as, if not superior, at least distinct, by the rest of humanity is a widespread…

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“Question : YOU HAVE DEFINED YOURSELF AS THE RICH MAN'S GURU. DON'T THE OTHER PEOPLE INTEREST YOU? ARE THE RICH PARTICULARLY IN…

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