Definition
Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.
Origins
From the comic feature "The Yellow Kid" in the Journal newspaper, first published in 1895.
In Context
- "Near-synonyms: tabloids, gutter press"
- "The Olivette incident has often been cited as emblematic of the distortions published by Hearst and the rest of the yellow press during the Cuban revolution, but it seems to have been founded in an honest mistake."
Also Said As
- tabloid
- gutter press
Opposite In Meaning
- broadsheet
- newspaper of record
See Also
- yellow journalism
- muckraking
- tabloidism