Yellow journalism is what we call today sensation journalism which attemtps to surprise , shock or impress the audience with news stories that are uncommon and are often related to scandal, sex, violence, crimes or the private life of the rich, the powerful or the famous. Its tactics is eye-catching headlines or pitches to increase sales or viewers. The American yellow press run by press barons William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer covered the Cuban war of independence , focusing on the abuses and atrocities of Spanish troops against Cuban civilians and the appaling living conditions of the latter, often sent to camps in order to isolate them from the rebels. Those stories moved the American public, created sympathy toward the rebels and influenced the public mood in ways favorable to an American intervention in the Spanish-American War of 1898.
They wanted America to be a free country, so they encouraged people to come here for a fresh start. They wanted them to be able to be fre in what they chose to do.
People still follow this because there are people today who come here to do exactly that.
it is 77.7 International Literacy Day 2020: The literacy rate of India is 77.7% while Kerala has emerged as the most literate state in the country, followed by Delhi while Andhra Pradesh has recorded the lowest literacy rate
