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The Spanish-American War and Yellow Journalism

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How Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst crossed the line into "yellow journalism."

Joseph Pulitzer fought for readership with his nemesis, William Randolph Hearst, in the mid-1890s. Both crossed the line into “yellow journalism” during the Spanish-American War.

04/12/2019

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