yellow journalist

noun

A journalist who writes material which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.

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Meanings

nounyellow journalist (plural yellow journalists)

plural yellow journalists

  1. idiomaticA journalist who writes material which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.

Origin

From yellow journalism.

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APA

yellow journalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20journalist

MLA

“yellow journalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20journalist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yellow journalist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20journalist.

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