Journalism: A bit of History- from the Old into the New
In the late 1800’s Yellow Journalism became the forerunner of papers- this is due to them being more affordable to everyday people. This brings to question what are the two main features in yellow journalism? Sensationalism and Investigation- through Sensationalism we see stories that are over dramatized, insincere and often made up and inaccurate. Through investigative journalism there is truth seeking and exposing businesses, corruption or people. In the 1890’s two newspaper tycoons (Pulitzer and Hearst) were in competition for readers. This questions- how Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst contributed to newspapers history? Joseph Pulitzer treated advertising as a form of news with free and plain writing to include maps so immigrants and working class can obtain and be able to understand stories. Pulitzer included a women column, advice pages and stories regarding crime and sex. After William Randolph Hearst bought his paper he took with him Pulitzer’s editors and wri...