Yellow Journalism Sensational style of reporting used by some newspapers in the late 1800’s –exaggerate stories –make things up (lie) –Pulitzer and Hearst.

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Yellow Journalism Sensational style of reporting used by some newspapers in the late 1800’s –exaggerate stories –make things up (lie) –Pulitzer and Hearst were in a battle to sell more newspapers –If the US went to war they would sell more papers

Yellow Journalism Sketch Artist Frederic Remington to Hearst: “There is no war. Request to be recalled.” Hearst’s Reply to Remington: “Please remain. You furnish the pictures, I’ll furnish the war.”

Causes of the Spanish- American War Yellow Journalism –Concentration Camps –De Lome Letter –Maine Explosion

Cuban Revolts Valeriano “Butcher” Weyler (Spain) puts down rebellion in Cuba –Cuban revolts Forced Cubans to relocate to concentration camps, where thousands of them died. –Barbed wire placed around concentration camps

Cuban Revolt of 1868 In 1868 Cuba wants independence from Spain and revolt –They fight for 10 years but Spain wins

Cuban Revolt of 1895 Led by Jose Marti, a famous writer, who dies in battle Spanish General Valeriano Weyler uses brutal tactics to crush the rebellion Many Cubans are thrown into concentration camps

Concentration Camps 500,000 in camps –100,000 died –Unsanitary conditions –Weyler in charge –Reporters wrote about the atrocities of these camps

Letter from a Spanish ambassador to Spain which was intercepted by a yellow journalist. Criticized President McKinley by claiming he was a weak leader. Reporters angered Americans with the story. De Lôme Letter

U.S.S. Maine Explodes February 15 th 1898 McKinley sent the battleship U.S.S. Maine to protect American businesses in Cuba. After the explosion, yellow journalists wrote stories linking the explosion to Spain. This angered many Americans, some of which called for war. Some theories: –Hit by a Spanish mine –Internal Combustion 1976

Hearst and Pulitzer Exaggerated stories about the… –Cuban Revolts –De Lome Letter –Maine Explosion These stories influenced the way that Americans felt. Many Americans were now ready to go to war. War was declared April 25, 1898.