Yellow journalism. Idiom. 2011-10-05.

Yellow journalism

Meaning: Journalism in which sensational stories are used to boost sales, or biased reporting is used to change the reader's views on an issue. Both of these are unethical.
For example:

·                           Have you noticed how, during a war, normally trustworthy professionals start writing the worst sort of yellow journalism to justify their government's actions?

·                           Joe: "Is there any difference between yellow journalism and propaganda?" Kate: "I think yellow journalism can be even more dangerous than propaganda if it's being presented as objective reporting by well-known journalists."

Variety: This idiom is typically used in American English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz:

Jerry gets angry when he sees yellow journalism. He says journalists who write it are

a. misleading their readers b. informing their readers c.  educating their readers source: englishclub.com image source: http://pratapsimha.com/2010/08/22/ndtv/

Click for answer a.