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To: E who wrote (16755)	7/7/2002 11:22:22 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 21057

yellow journalism (YEL-o JUR-nuh-liz-em) noun Journalism that employs exaggeration, scandals, and lurid stories to attract readers. [From the Yellow Kid, a character in a wildly popular comic Hogan's Alley that appeared in the New York World, a newspaper owned by Joseph Pulitzer. The Yellow Kid was the object of a circulation war between the New York World and its competitor, the New York Journal that eventually resulted in both newspapers engaging in journalistic practices characterized by hyperbole, melodrama, and even manufactured events.] It's ironic that Joseph Pulitzer, owner of a newspaper known for sensationalistic reporting during his lifetime, has provided the eponym behind the most respected journalism award in the US. But There are other examples of whitewashing with the passage of time and the institution of awards. Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, is now better known for his Nobel Peace Prize. Who's to say one day we'll not have an annual Gates Prize for the company most admired for its fair business practices? -Anu I just thought today's "A Word A Day" entry an interesting piece of history.