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What was it called when newspaper journalists created and sensationalized stories to sell newspapers?

Junk Journalism
Fake news journalism
Yellow journalism
Sensational Journalism

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yellow journalism

Step-by-step explanation:

Led by newspaper owners William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, journalism of the 1890s used melodrama, romance, and hyperbole to sell millions of newspapers--a style that became known as yellow journalism.

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Answer:Yellow Journalism

Explanation:Yellow journalism was the term used to define sensationalized and often misleading newspapers in which stories were exaggerated to sell copies. The correct answer is yellow journalism.

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