🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

presse à sensation

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pres a sahn-sa-syohn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Yellow journalism/ˈjɛl.oʊ ˈdʒɜːr.nəl.ɪ.zəm/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La presse à sensation manipule souvent l'opinion publique."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration rather than well-researched facts.

    "The tabloid was accused of yellow journalism after publishing unverified rumors about the celebrity's private life."
  2. 2

    The practice of using eye-catching headlines and emotionally manipulative tactics in news media to attract readers.

    "Critics argue that modern digital media often relies on yellow journalism and clickbait to survive."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'The Yellow Kid', a popular American comic strip that ran in the late 19th century in newspapers competing for readership. The term evolved to describe sensationalistic, exaggerated, or outright fabricated news reporting designed to increase circulation.

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