yellow journalism

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yellow journalism

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From the comic The Yellow Kid, published in tabloid newspapers.

noun

  1. uncountable Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste. Near-synonym: tabloidism

    Similar: tabloidism

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noun sensationalistic journalism

한국어황색언론 hwangsaegeollon
中文黃色新聞 /黄色新闻
हिन्दीपीली पत्रकारिता pīlī patrakāritā
Françaisjaunisme
DeutschBoulevardjournalismus
العربيةصَحَافَة الصَّفْرَاء, صَحَافَة الفَاضِحَة

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@misc{yellow_journalism_2026,
  title = {yellow journalism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yellow%20journalism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}