Yellow+Journalism+Activity

=American Imperialism & Spanish-American War Activity: Document and Image Analysis: Yellow Journalism=

Instructions for You

 * View the following headlines, drawn from Spanish-American War-era newspapers:
 * [|Headline One]
 * [|Headline Two]
 * [|Headline Three]
 * [|Headline Four]
 * [|Headline Five]
 * [|Headline Six]
 * [|Headline Seven]
 * Now, explore these questions:
 * 1. Do any specific headlines or subheads violate your sense of good journalism?
 * Why?
 * 2. What is the function of a headline?
 * Identify stories?
 * Sell papers?
 * Stir emotions?
 * What seems to be the purpose of these headlines?
 * 3.Could you rewrite some of these headlines to be less inflammatory?
 * Would these have been better journalism?
 * Would these have better served the newspapers?
 * View the two[| editorials]. After they read them, explore these questions:
 * 4. Are the editorials examples of good journalism?
 * Is one better than the other?
 * Why?
 * Do editorials have to be balanced?
 * At what point does an editorial exceed its appropriate role?
 * Take a look at [|this cartoon], and [|this one as well].
 * 5. Answer the following
 * Do you consider these inappropriate for a newspaper?
 * Should cartoons be held to the same standards as articles?
 * Are they less powerful?
 * Do they have less impact on a reader?
 * Do they serve a different function in a newspaper?
 * Conclusion
 * 6. What are the responsibilities, if any, of "good journalism"?
 * What sorts of headlines, cartoons, and editorials does it require?
 * 7. Is there room in a newspaper for opinion?
 * If so, how should it be delivered?
 * 8. Do newspapers have "civic obligations" (the responsibilities of a citizen) ?
 * If yes, what are they?