By 1897–98 many Americans were influenced in favor of war with Spain because of stories in some US newspapers about atrocities and misdeeds of the Spanish, which were usually exaggerated or made up. Such newspapers were know at the time as which of the following?
- wildcat press
- tabloids
- yellow press
- broadsides
Answer
The correct answer is C) yellow press.
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