The Yellow Kid

Yellow Journalism was a form of newspaper that told outrageous stories to catch the readers’ eye. Newspaper publishers William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer II used the form of journalism as a marketing campaign to get customers, in order to buy their newspapers. They include stories, drawings, and cartoons. Instead, the journal gave birth to modern-day investigative Journalism. It was during the 1890s, this newspaper would cause a war between the United States and Spain. What would plunge

Even though it seems like sensationalism is a new thing because it’s showing more in the coverage of this election. It is a not a new concept in journalism world. It influences the way readers or viewers react to a story and will continue do to so in years to come. Through the course of this semester many important points have captured my attention. However, the idea of news sensationalism is something that begged my reaction. Joseph Pulitzer II helped bring news sensationalism to the forefront in

industry in the mid 1890s, whilst competing for circulation in a bitter rivalry, widely considered as the greatest newspaper war in history. Their revolutionary advances in the use of sensationalist material within print gave birth to the concept of ‘yellow journalism’, compiled of a ‘toxic formula - one part news to one part hype’ (Streitmatter, 2011). This would have a monumental impact on society of the period and still has an enduring influence on the current world of journalism today. Their commitment

The Newsies Strike of 1899 On July 21, 1899, New York City was filled with the voices of the newsies. Back in the 1800s, newspapers were the only source of media, they were the only way of knowing what was going on with the world. The newsies, also known as newsboys, were the ones who sold the papers, it was how they earned a living. Every morning, the newsies would line up and pay for a bundle of papers so they could sell them and hopefully make a profit. Most newsies were either orphans or

The Yellow Kids: Foreign Correspondents In The Heyday of Yellow Journalism by Joyce Milton is a story about journalists and their experiences reporting what was going on during the Spanish-American war. This time period is also during the time of Yellow Journalism, where journalism was over exaggerated and sensationalized. These reporters were working under famous newspapermen, Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal. The book gives a brief history

Yellow Journalism was a term first coined during the famous newspaper wars between William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer the second. Hearst’s New York Journal & Pulitzer’s New York Time changed how the newspaper informed and entertained people. Newspapers started to add more sensationalized stories. It also started to increase the use of cartoons ( Now called the funnies). Pulitzer began to publish a cartoon of his own: titled "The Yellow Kid" in 1896. The cartoon was created by R.F. Outcault

he very first modern comic book made, was known as the "Yellow Kid," and its arrival in 1897, generated the "Platinum age" of comics. It was published by G. W. Dillingham Company, and was part of a series that Dilingham did on American authors. This became the staple for future comic books to come, and even coined the name "Comic Book" on the back of the cover. But even before the "Yellow Kid", comic books had existed in what has been coined the "Victorian age", which started in 1837 with the comic

painting New Kids in the Neighborhood explains just through the still-frame of a new family moving into a new neighborhood. This painting portrayed the visual of the assimilation of American neighborhoods. Through the colors, body language and objects, we are able to find the things in common between the two sets of people rather than finding their differences. At first glance, our eyes are focused on the situation that is happening between the two sets of people also known as the 5 different kids in the

For this week’s reading of “Paul’s Case,” I believe Paul’s case was depression; “It was the old depression exaggerated,” (Cather, page 105.) In the beginning, I knew he was a troubled kid. “He had been suspended a week ago,” (Cather, page 90) most kids don’t get suspended for no reason. The only kids that I know who have been suspended, or expelled, have done some major rule breaking to be able to manage suspension. Further into the short story, I began to notice things weren’t adding up. The boy

is Richwoods High School. Their mascot is a dragon! Richwoods colors are navy blue and yellow. I think that the name of the new school should be Richwoods High School. Richwoods Middle and Elementary Schools are in Washington County, but the High School would be in Jefferson Country. In each class, their was about 15-20 people. Lonedell also has a middle and elementary with about 75 kids in each class. Those kids could come over to Richwoods High school. It is only about 15 minutes between Lonedell