The Yellow Journalism of the Internet Age
Words: 1598 Pages: 5 5438Fake news is a terminology that erupted in popularity on social media during the 2016 United States presidential elections. Despite its apparently recent etymology, in an article on Huffington Post, Claire Fallon explains that "prior to the late 19th century, English speakers used an obvious alternative to refer to what we now call fake news: 'false news' (2017). Furthermore, the term originates from exploitative and sensational journalistic practices of yellow journalism that found its start in the late 1800s. These […]