re: #496 iossarian

I know this will be a hard concept to grasp. However Joseph Pulitzer would be a great example of a journalist who used those techniques to sell newspapers. Especially during his “New York World” period.

I realize that his legacy has been cleaned up by history, and the prizes that bear his name. However, the term Yellow Journalism (presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers) is ascribed to him (originally) for a reason.

Did others use the same techniques as well? Sure. However presenting news without doing all the research in order to create eye catching headlines goes back to Joseph Pulitzer and “Yellow Journalism”.