Media have aggressively weaponized all of their own conventions. Shortened headlines, once a necessity of limited print, are now an excuse for removing context. Claiming anonymous sources, a practice once used to protect those sources, is now cover for the fabrication of information. It’s bad faith all the way down now.
Yellow journalism and yellow press are American terms for journalism and associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate, well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism.
Media have aggressively weaponized all of their own conventions. Shortened headlines, once a necessity of limited print, are now an excuse for removing context. Claiming anonymous sources, a practice once used to protect those sources, is now cover for the fabrication of information. It’s bad faith all the way down now.