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it whipped up American public opinion in favor of the rebels :)
Yellow Journalism means not caring about the actual important news and selling eye catching headlines which help in selling more newspapers. The Cuba rebellion was used by yellow journalists who made sensational headlines giving a fabricated account (sometimes outright lies) of the rebellion resulting in a public opinion sicked by the atrocities and bloodshed caused by the rebellion. However the role of yellow journalism in causing the war is arguable as 'the yellow journalism' did not have much impact outside New York.
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Yellow journalism and jingoism influenced AmericansÕ views of the Cuban rebellion against the Spanish Empire by portraying the Spanish as a backward empire amongst other very negative things. Public opinion regarding American intervention grew to such a fervor as to compare to the Cuban rebellion to the American Revolution and forced Congress and President William McKinley to take action.
Public relations gloss, Journalism shows,
Public relations gloss, Journalism shows,
Yes, in that they supported Manifest Destiny.
Yellow journalism contributed to the start of the Spanish American War by exaggerating or making things up about the problem. These articles aroused public anger at the Spanish, leading to war.
William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer shaped American public opinion by pioneering yellow journalism that sensationalized news and exaggerated stories to attract readers. Their newspapers created public outcry and influenced government policy through their reporting on issues like the Spanish-American War. Their influence paved the way for modern investigative journalism.
Using the public to fight it (conscription).
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