yellow press en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the comic feature "The Yellow Kid" in the Journal newspaper, first published in 1895.
Meanings
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(collective, idiomatic, usually) Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.
The Olivette incident has often been cited as emblematic of the distortions published by Hearst and the rest of the yellow press during the Cuban revolution, but it seems to have been founded in an honest mistake.
1986, G. J. A. O'Toole, The Spanish War: An American Epic, page 82:Near-synonyms: tabloids, gutter press
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| yellow presses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
newspaper of record · broadsheet
Relateds
yellow journalism · tabloidism · muckraking
Synonyms
Translations (33)
hy դեղին մամուլ (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · cmn 黃色新聞學 /黄色新闻学 (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · nl boulevardpers (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · fr presse jaune (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · fi skandaalilehdistö (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · es amarillismo (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · ar صِحَافَة صَفْرَاء (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · de Boulevardpresse (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · fi sensaatiolehdistö (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · cs bulvární tisk (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · id koran kuning (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · ja イエロー・ジャーナリズム (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · fr presse à sensation (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · az sarı mətbuat (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · ja 黄色新聞 (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · ko 옐로 저널리즘 (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · ka ყვითელი პრესა (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · ru бульва́рная пре́сса (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · ru жёлтая пре́сса (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · pt imprensa marrom (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · fi keltainen lehdistö (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · fr presse à scandale (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · ca premsa groga (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · el κίτρινος τύπος (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · fi bulevardilehdistö (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · ko 황색신문 (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · cmn 黃色新聞 /黄色新闻 (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · de Regenbogenpresse (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · nl schandaalpers (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · es prensa amarilla (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · ja イエロープレス (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · pl prasa brukowa (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles) · es prensa amarillista (newspapers which publish sensationalist articles)