The island was in a bad economic depression, and Spanish general Valeriano Weyler, sent to crush the rebellion, herded Cuban peasants into concentration camps leading hundreds of Cubans to their deaths.
Crime stories filled many of the pages, with headlines like "Was He a Suicide?" Additionally, Hearst copied the sensationalist style that Pulitzer used in his World. The war was “press-driven” due to what was being printed about Spain in American newspapers at the time, in an attempt by publishers to drive sensationalism to sell papers.
While the stories were probably not very accurate, the newspaper readers of the 19th century did not expect, or necessarily want, his stories to be pure nonfiction. On the other hand, Spain let its defeat redirect its focus to better developing its own domestic economy, rather than attempting to go out and conquer other lands.
Publishers wanted readers to keep coming back and buying more papers, so they would present information in such a way as to exaggerate events, and sometimes flat-out lie about events that never even happened. Leaping Higher, Higher, Higher, With Desperate Desire. Shortly thereafter, however, the U.S. Congress offered resolutions that would give Cuba the right to independence, demanded that Spain withdraw its troops from Cuba, and authorized the President to use force in order to move Spain’s withdrawal along. Fox News has been accused in the past of reporting on issues in such a way as to scare or anger its viewers, in order to rile them up and keep them engaged. This is to bait the readers, making them want to read more, and to click through to the linked content. Today, the term “yellow journalism” is used negatively to describe any journalistic style that treats real news either unprofessionally or unethically. Clickbait articles are famous for using phrases such as “What happens next will shock you!” or “You won’t believe what happened when she …” Of course, the article does not tell the reader what happened.
The most important part of this fight was from 1895 to about 1898. In a way, Snopes participates in its own kind of yellow journalism. They Leap Madly Upon the Splendid Pleasure Palace by the Bay of Monterey, Encircling Del Monte in Their Ravenous Embrace From Pinnacle to Foundation. Nevertheless, yellow journalism of this period is significant to the history of U.S. foreign relations in that its centrality to the history of the Spanish American War shows that the press had the power to capture the attention of a large readership and to influence public reaction to international events.
[18], Hearst sailed to Cuba, when the invasion began, as a war correspondent, providing sober and accurate accounts of the fighting.
Snopes founder David Mikkelson seemed to be confused about Fox News’ anger over the article, stating that the very definition of clickbait is what Snopes’ website is all about.
However, most of Americans did not live in New York City, and the decision makers who did live there probably read less sensationalist newspapers like the Times, The Sun or the Post. Yellow journalism, the use of lurid features and sensationalized news in newspaper publishing to attract readers and increase circulation.