"Muckrakers" and "Yellow journalism"

I decided to take this week's entry to something else. Instead of looking directly into Progressivism I decided to answer one of the questions that someone raised in class. What is the difference between the "Muckrakers" and "Yellow Journalism"?

Yellow journalism is when authors write about their own ideas and propaganda instead of the actual facts. It is more of an actual type of journalism. Yellow journalism is more appealing to the reader instead of being honest and truthful. This is accepted because people love gossip. Yellow Journalism consisted of special characteristics. The most common you would see was made-up interviews, also misleading headlines. You would also see information from so called experts. On the cover you would usually see headlines printed large. The pictures would be imaginary drawings. You would see comic strips in color everyday. Examples of Yellow Journalism would be by William Randolph Hearst. He was a leading newspaper publisher. He is most famous for the New York Journal.   A "muckraker" is a journalist who tries to expose corruption of businesses or government to the public. It was a journalist associated with the progressive movement. The plan was to expose corruption in all forms. Their works are wide-spread.. They could range from anything with government scandal to the terrible conditions in the factories.

A famous "muckraker" is Upton Sinclair, the author of "The Jungle". A famous example is Cosmopolitan magazine.

  Though I chose not to discuss the topic of Progressivism, Muckrakers played a big role in the society. Even today, we read a lot of press that discusses conditions of current areas American people are. We also read a lot of propaganda about celebrities.