Select the correct meaning of the idiom from the choices mentioned below:
Yellow journalism
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Writings in newspapers that try to influence people's opinion by exaggerated and false information
Yellow journalism means news reporting that uses shocking headlines, exaggeration and unchecked or false stories to attract readers and sway their opinion. The term arose in New York in the 1890s from "The Yellow Kid", a comic strip printed by two rival sensational newspapers.
Example: The paper was accused of yellow journalism for inventing a scandal to boost its sales.