Question

During the Spanish - American War, media was quite influential. Please choose 1 example and explain how in that case the media influenced the American public’s opinion towards intervention in either Cuba or the Philippines.

Answer 1

A famous example of propaganda used during the Spanish-American war was the Yellow Journalism. This type of journalism makes use of attention grabbing headlines rather than well-grounded facts and evidences to increase the widespread of the news article. American press released fabrications that justified their actions on the colonies.