Question

The following is the front page of the New York Journal from February 17, 1898:

Answer 1

The one that describe how the newspaper article contributed to the Spanish-American War is: Yellow journalists spun events of the U.S.S. Maine to incite anger among the public

Yellow journalist refers to a group of journalist that knowingly represent a certain event in different ways in order to influence public opinion. At that time, igniting the anger regarding the event of the U.S.S maine would benefit the government in gaining the support from the public to enter the spanish-american war.

Answer 2

Yellow journalists spun events of the U.S.S. Maine to incite anger among the public