Yellow Journalism

“Call To Duty”
-makes the reader feel somewhat scared à makes this war a huge deal
-dramatizes the news
-similar to current news today à tries to scare people and stress them out
-makes a bigger deal out of the situation
Example: “and the troops are commanded to move as soon as possible.”
-makes the American people think this war is going to be huge and that they are in great danger
-ignores the fact that McKinley had sent an ultimatum to Spain and they had started to make those adjustments

-makes the Cubans look weak because we have to protect them from the Spanish
-makes the U.S. look big and strong and in control of the situation
-makes the Spanish look unprepared for this war
Example: “the government has decided to deal a decisive blow to Spain at once by land and sea.”
-this quote makes Spain look weak as well, and the U.S. completely on top of the situation and makes the U.S. seem like they have a game plan
-meanwhile, during the war the U.S. army isn’t trained well, nor has the proper equipment, and a lot die from diseases


“Crisis Is At Hand”
-makes the reader have bad feelings towards Spain à “Spanish treachery”
-this quote shows how the writer of this article is making the reader feel that now the Spanish are turning their backs on America
Example: “Maine destroyed by an Outside attack, Naval Officers Believe.”
-this quote leaves the reader thinking that it’s a good chance the Spanish could have destroyed Spain
-especially because of the headline “Spanish Treachery”
-this article makes the Spanish look very deceitful à “McKinley suspicious of Spanish Plots”
-if the President is starting to question Spanish rule, than this leads the American people (his followers) to think the same
-the attitude that the President has affects his follower’s attitudes
-makes the Americans look smart in a sense because they have “picked up” on Spain’s plots
-at the same time makes the Americans look like the victim because there is a sense that the Spanish could have blown up Maine