1900's Media | Did the New York Journal Kill President McKinley?

"Assassination a Good Thing!"

Newspaper editorial

By: New York Sun

Date: September 8, 1901

Source: "Assassination a Good Thing!" New York Sun, September 8, 1901, 6.

"A Menace to Our Civilization"

Newspaper editorial

By: New York Sun

Date: September 12, 1901

Source: "A Menace to Our Civilization." New York Sun, September 12, 1901, 6.

"Responsibility for Yellow Journalism"

Newspaper editorial

By: New York Evening Post

Date: September 21, 1901

Source: "Responsibility for Yellow Journalism." New York Evening Post, September 21, 1901, 4.

Introduction

The term yellow journalism arose from a cartoon character, the "Yellow Kid," which first appeared in the New York World, only to be...