The Yellow Journal Review

09/07/2020

https://yellowjournalreview.com/2020/07/revue-8

Fox news scores extremely high by our metrics with an article about the CHOP zone of Seattle.

09/07/2020

https://yellowjournalreview.com/2020/06/revue-7

The Yellow Journal Review addresses a New York Times article about President Trump.

17/06/2020

https://yellowjournalreview.com/2020/06/revue-7

The Yellow Journal reviews a New York Times article about President Trump.

17/06/2020

10/06/2020

https://yellowjournalreview.com/2020/05/revue-5

The Yellow Journal Review takes a look at a column piece by Ginia Bellafonte in the New York Times.

09/06/2020

https://yellowjournalreview.com/2020/05/revue-6

The Yellow Journal Review takes a look at a Fox news article titled: Coronavirus: California governor orders release of 7 high-level s*x offenders as he criminalizes beach attendance.

09/06/2020

09/06/2020

The Yellow Journal Review bases its reviews on five different criteria. They are: Sensational Headline, Excessive Breaks, Anecdote, Excessive Hyperlinks, and The Underdog. In this section we intend to detail each of those criteria for you and why we include them in our review.

Sensational Headline: A sensational headline misleads or provokes the reader by using omission, exaggeration, or excitement at the expense of accuracy. Sensational headlines are problematic for many reasons. They can lead to inaccuracies in understanding the news. They can set the reader on the path for bias in a story. In this sense they can inflame public opinion. Among other things they can distract from other news stories which a reader may have dedicated their time to.

Excessive Breaks: Many online news sources are plagued by excessive breaks in the body of the text. This is usually due to advertising. While it might be necessary to sustain the publication it is distracting for the reader. This distraction can make a reader less critical and can allow for less than stellar writing.

Anecdote: A popular way of relaying the news today is through the use of anecdote. While anecdote is sometimes a necessary means to relay information it can problematic in news media for many reasons. Probably the biggest reason is that a reader could read a story and assume from this one example that there is a larger trend playing out. Anecdote allows for this without the use of statistics or other evidence.

Excessive Hyperlinks: A popular tool of online news articles are hyperlinks. Hyperlinks allow for a reporter to link to outside information often in the form of other news articles. This can be problematic for many reasons. Often times reporters link to other articles from the same publisher. This can create an echo chamber and lead to misleading narratives or bias. Also, there isn’t enough time for a reader to draw their own conclusions about the article being linked to, so they are at the mercy of the writer.

The Underdog: The underdog is rampant in news reporting. Why is it problematic? Because it is an appeal to emotion. The news is supposed to be reported in a clear unbiased manner. If the writer has created an underdog in a situation it is difficult for readers to draw unbiased conclusions.