Describe the practice of yellow journalism

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response will:
Define yellow journalism as the use of comics, scandals, and sensationalist news stories in the daily papers of the early twentieth century to increase subscription rates, which led to a backlash and rejection of sensationalism and to the development of a professional code of ethics by journalists.

Political Science

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The civil rights movement pushed for racial equality. At what point had the United States been through a civil rights revolution?

a. at the end of the Civil War b. at the end of Reconstruction c. by the early 1900s d. by the end of the 1960s e. after passage of the Equal Rights Amendment

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Are homeowners associations considered a part of metropolitan governance?

a. No, because their boards are unpaid. b. No, because their boards are not elected. c. Yes, because they are incorporated just like villages and towns. d. Yes, even though they are private, not public agencies.

Political Science

Increased demand for private services in Canada presents a challenge to maintaining the single-payer system

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Political Science

What are the three fundamental systems for structuring government?

A. national, international, and transnational
B. confederal, federal, and unitary
C. local, regional, and global
D. democracy, autocracy, and oligarchy

Political Science