yellow journalism

noun

🔊/ˌjeləʊ ˈdʒɜːnəlɪzəm/

🔊/ˌjeləʊ ˈdʒɜːrnəlɪzəm/

[uncountable] (US English)

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newspaper reports that are exaggerated and written to shock readers黄色新闻（夸张或耸人听闻的报章报道）Topics TV, radio and newsc2
Word OriginFrom a comic strip The Yellow Kid that was printed in yellow ink to attract readers’ attention.