Yellow Journalism
On 17th December, 2021, the Supreme Court declined relief to a journalist convicted and sentenced for publishing defamatory material against a lawyer, saying it was a case of “typical yellow journalism”.
What is Yellow Journalism?
- It is a way of publishing news in such a format that attracts a good number of readers with an aim to increase the circulation of the newspaper.
- This is a kind of journalism wherein the news is published without any proof.
- The main aim of Yellow Journalism is to gather the attention of people in society.
Origin
- The phrase was coined in ....
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