Visit the following link http://www.pbs.org/crucible/
Explore the site reading about the Spanish American War.
Click on the menu link to "Yellow Journalism". Explore this section carefully. Conduct an internet search and learn more about Yellow Journalism. When you have done this, respond to the questions below as a post to the blog.
Question: Sensationalist journalism, like that practiced at the turn of the century by William Randolph Hearst, is often referred to as "yellow journalism," due to the lemon-colored cartoon strips that made certain newspapers popular. Is yellow journalism practiced today? How does it differ from that practiced in 1898? Does it still influence foreign policy decisions?
Thursday, March 6, 2008
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Welcome to Jay's U.S. History Blog. There will be several assignments here during the course. You will be required to complete the the assignment as posts to the blog.
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