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Cohen, Daniel

Yellow Journalism: Scandal, Sensationalism, and Gossip in the Media

128 pp. | Lerner/Twenty-first Century | April, 2000 | Library ISBN 0-7163-1502-0 $$22.90
(3) YA Occasional bold-face type and gritty black-and-white photos (several of them lurid) draw attention to this survey of sensationalism in newspapers, television, and most recently, the Internet. The over-the-top tactics of William Randolph Hearst and Walter Winchell are covered, as are more recent media frenzies over Princess Diana, O.J. Simpson, and Monica Lewinsky. The fast-paced prose is both informative and entertaining. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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