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September 11, September 11, 20082008
Do-Now:Do-Now:How does an image
(like that of the world trade center attacks) transmitted by the media, affect policy?
How much influence does the media have on war? Explain.
Option:Option: Connections. How do the
following images affect you?
Objectives:Objectives:Recognize the power of
mainstream mediaIdentify the causes leading to the
Spanish American WarDefine and explore concept of
“Yellow Journalism”
Agenda:Agenda:Do now/discussionDo now/discussionHomework checkHomework checkVideo Clip(s)Video Clip(s)Delomme LetterDelomme LetterYellow Journalism Yellow Journalism
Free-writeFree-write
Homework:Homework:Finish / Develop / Finish / Develop /
Polish freewrite Polish freewrite assignment if not assignment if not completed in classcompleted in class
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Yellow Yellow JJournalismournalism
Type of newspaper Type of newspaper coverage that coverage that emphasized emphasized sensational storiessensational stories
Name comes from a Name comes from a popular color cartoon popular color cartoon character, Yellow Kidcharacter, Yellow Kid• Cartoon gave its Cartoon gave its
name to the “Yellow name to the “Yellow PressPress
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Causes of Spanish-American WarCauses of Spanish-American War
Yellow JournalismYellow Journalism• Exaggerated & false stories about Exaggerated & false stories about
events in Cuba events in Cuba • Strengthen American sympathy for CubaStrengthen American sympathy for Cuba• Demand for US intervention began to Demand for US intervention began to
buildbuild The De Lome LetterThe De Lome Letter Explosion of USS MaineExplosion of USS Maine
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Read all about it!Read all about it!
Hearst Hearst PulitzerPulitzer Media sensationalized the events in CubaMedia sensationalized the events in Cuba Debate remains today…did the press Debate remains today…did the press
merely reflect the public’s desire for war, merely reflect the public’s desire for war, or, in fact, did it actually feed it?or, in fact, did it actually feed it?
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““To Hell with SpainTo Hell with SpainRemember the Maine!”Remember the Maine!”
At 9:40pm on At 9:40pm on February 15, 1898, February 15, 1898, the battleship U.S.S. the battleship U.S.S. Maine exploded in Maine exploded in Havana HarborHavana Harbor
268 men were killed, 268 men were killed, shocking the American shocking the American populationpopulation
What or who caused What or who caused this explosion?this explosion?
http://www.homeofheroes.com/wallofhonor/spanish_am/02_maine.htmlhttp://www.homeofheroes.com/wallofhonor/spanish_am/02_maine.html
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Waiting for the Waiting for the FactsFacts
Who is waiting?Who is waiting? Why should we Why should we
wait for the wait for the “facts”?“facts”?
Why might the Why might the United States want United States want to go to war?to go to war?
Why is it difficult to Why is it difficult to wait? What wait? What pressures exist?pressures exist?
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William Randolph HearstWilliam Randolph Hearst Grew up in CaGrew up in Ca Used combo of investigative Used combo of investigative reporting and sensational reporting and sensational stories to increase stories to increase circulation of his paperscirculation of his papers
Improved paper by luring Improved paper by luring experienced journalists experienced journalists from other papersfrom other papers
Owned Owned New York Morning New York Morning JournalJournal
““Please Remain. You furnish Please Remain. You furnish the pictures and I’ll the pictures and I’ll furnish the war.”furnish the war.”
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Joseph PulitzerJoseph Pulitzer Born in HungaryBorn in Hungary Owned the Owned the New York New York WorldWorld
Invaded people’s Invaded people’s private lives, private lives, invented facts, and invented facts, and sensationalized the sensationalized the ordinary with ordinary with exaggeration to exaggeration to increase circulationincrease circulation
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Effects of Yellow Journalism Effects of Yellow Journalism on the Spanish-Am. Waron the Spanish-Am. War
Media sensationalized the Media sensationalized the events in Cubaevents in Cuba
Debate remains today…did the Debate remains today…did the press merely reflect the press merely reflect the public’s desire for war, or, in public’s desire for war, or, in fact, did it actually feed it?fact, did it actually feed it?
What positive effects or What positive effects or outcomes could come from a war outcomes could come from a war with Spain?with Spain?
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Headlines and PicturesHeadlines and Pictures
““Thousands of Thousands of Children of the Children of the Reconcentrados Reconcentrados Perishing in Perishing in Island Towns.” Island Towns.” -(-(Journal, 2-14-1898)Journal, 2-14-1898)
Cuban Babes Prey Cuban Babes Prey to Famineto Famine• ((Journal, 2-14-1898Journal, 2-14-1898))
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Headlines and PicturesHeadlines and Pictures
““The The MaineMaine is is Blown to Bits.”Blown to Bits.”
““The Question on The Question on Every Lip is, Every Lip is, ‘Did a Spanish ‘Did a Spanish Torpedo Do the Torpedo Do the Awful Work?”Awful Work?”
““Spanish Mine”Spanish Mine”
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Evaluating BiasEvaluating Bias What is bias?What is bias?
If every single one of us If every single one of us witnessed the same car crash, witnessed the same car crash, would our individual reports on would our individual reports on the incident be the same?the incident be the same?• That’s unconscious biasThat’s unconscious bias
What if motive is involved?What if motive is involved?
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Your AssignmentYour Assignment Find a controversial modern-day Find a controversial modern-day news story (e.g. Iraq war, global news story (e.g. Iraq war, global warming)warming)
Compose a headline and brief Compose a headline and brief article, and present a 1-sided, article, and present a 1-sided, sensationalized, even scandalous sensationalized, even scandalous version to help promote your version to help promote your opinion, as well as your paper opinion, as well as your paper sales.sales.
Take to heart that your goal is Take to heart that your goal is to provoke a reaction in support to provoke a reaction in support of your viewpoint… or at least of your viewpoint… or at least your newspapers sales.your newspapers sales.
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