Phrase guide

yellow journalism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: tabloidism

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tabloidism

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

sensationalist journalism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tabloid, tab

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: journalism, news media

History

Etymology

From the comic The Yellow Kid, published in tabloid newspapers.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَحَافَة الصَّفْرَاء — sensationalistic journalism
  • Arabic: صَحَافَة الفَاضِحَة — sensationalistic journalism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃色新聞 /黄色新闻 — sensationalistic journalism
  • Finnish: keltainen journalismi — sensationalistic journalism
  • French: jaunisme — sensationalistic journalism
  • Georgian: ბულვარული ჟურნალისტიკა (bulvaruli žurnalisṭiḳa) — sensationalistic journalism
  • Georgian: ყვითელი ჟურნალისტიკა (q̇viteli žurnalisṭiḳa) — sensationalistic journalism
  • German: Boulevardjournalismus — sensationalistic journalism
  • Hindi: पीली पत्रकारिता (pīlī patrakāritā) — sensationalistic journalism
  • Indonesian: koran kuning — sensationalistic journalism
  • Korean: 황색언론 (hwangsaegeollon) — sensationalistic journalism
  • Polish: yellow journalism — sensationalistic journalism