Phrase trivia

[paul_valaru]

Ok, I am bored, so here is the game, first person (me first I guess) says a phrase used in common language, and you (or whoever is bored enough to play) posts where they think it comes from.

Yellow Journalism

 

[AlphaTroll]

Comes from the second world war, when pens and ink were in short supply. Journalists would employ a small siamese cat, which was fed only yellowtail and laxatives. This ensured there was always an ample amount of yellow 'ink' for the journo's use. It was not an uncommon sight seeing a journalist strutting about town with a pen in one hand and upside down cat on the other arm.

The practice was stopped once authorities realised that the cats were starting to enjoy the deal way too much.

 

[paul_valaru]

Comes from the second world war, when pens and ink were in short supply. Journalists would employ a small siamese cat, which was fed only yellowtail and laxatives. This ensured there was always an ample amount of yellow 'ink' for the journo's use. It was not an uncommon sight seeing a journalist strutting about town with a pen in one hand and upside down cat on the other arm.

The practice was stopped once authorities realised that the cats were starting to enjoy the deal way too much.

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uhmmmm


no

 

[AlphaTroll]

It is too.

It's on the internet, so it must be true.

 

[paul_valaru]

It is too.

It's on the internet, so it must be true.

That reminds me, I am waiting for a cheque from the nigerian economy minister.

 

[AlphaTroll]

They send cheques now? Aren't they supposed to just clean out....I mean fill up...yeah fill up, that's it...your bank account?

 

[Mare]

in 1898, newspapers provided the major source of news in America. At this time, it was common practice for a newspaper to report the editor's interpretation of the news rather than objective journalism. If the information reported was inaccurate or biased, the American public had little means for verification. With this sort of influence, the newspapers wielded much political power. In order to increase circulation, the publishers of these papers often exploited their position by sponsoring a flamboyant and irresponsible approach to news reporting that became known as "yellow journalism." Though the term was originally coined to describe the journalistic practices of Joseph Pulitzer, William Randolph Hearst proved himself worthy of the title. Today, it is his name that is synonymous with "yellow journalism."

 

[AlphaTroll]

I still think mine was correct

 

[Mare]

I still think mine was correct

It was I read that one too, when I googled it!

 

[AlphaTroll]

Really? Cos I just made it up Cool.

 

[ekahs retsam]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism

 

[Inkara1]

If I'd seen this thread sooner I could have answered it from memory. That's one of the joys of being a journalism major... and I'm white, not yellow. Some say the Spanish-American War was purely caused by yellow journalism.

 

[paul_valaru]

you guys are getting close, you have what it means, and who started it

but WHY is it called yellow journalism?????

(it's right in the wikpedia article...)

 

[Gato_Solo]

Okay...I peeked...

The term derived from the color comic strip character The Yellow Kid, who appeared in both these papers.

 

[paul_valaru]

Okay...I peeked...

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