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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Anyone remember studying about Hearst and yellow journalism. Bad journalism is arguably why the Spanish-American War occurred in 1898. It's not particularly new.
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Hmmm... there was the reputed exchange of telegrams between Frederic Remington, an illustrator whom Hearst had sent to Cuba and William Randolph Hearst in 1897:
Remington being very bored by the lack of anything newsworthy in Cuba cabled to Hearst, “Everything quiet. There is no trouble here. There will be no war. Wish to return.”
In response to Remington’s message, Hearst reportedly replied, “Please remain. You furnish the pictures and I’ll furnish the war.”