yellow journalism

When the term “Yellow Journalism” was coined in the late 1890s, it was used to describe the signature styles and methods used by New York City newspaper giants Joseph Pulitzer (The New York Word) and William Randolph Hearst (The New York Journal). Huge, sprawling headlines covered each of their newspapers with alarming exclamations of war, crises and money rewards. Powerful words such as “death,” “slaughter,” and “glory” were used on the front page whenever possible in order to generate public interest and curiosity. Along with bold headlines, the yellow journalism of the late 1800s and early 1900s consisted of twisted facts, fake interviews, sensationalism and colorful comics. Today, the term retains most of its old meaning, but it has stretched to describe any journalism that treats news “in an unprofessional or unethical fashion.”

https://manshipmassmedia.wordpress.com/2014/11/14/modern-day-yellow-journalism/

I think this yellow journalism business seems to have hit the nail on the head with what I'm trying to explore. Except I want to focus on how it's used in gossip magazines to manipulate a largely female audience. 

Ways of grabbing attention:
Bright colours
Bold Headlines
Strong words
Exclamation marks



http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/14/starsuckers-tabloids-hoax-celebrities

Found this guardian article about some people who made up stories and sent them in to the tabloids.
They made a movie about the whole topic called Starsuckers, which I must watch
Found a video
I will watch this when I get tired of reading

this opens up another avenue of research about the reliability of the news they print, how much is actually true and so on.