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bryanlarsen 8 hours ago

But it wasn't continuously bad, or at least that's the impression I get. Yellow journalism reached it's heyday in the 1890's but started turning things around towards respectability in the 1900's.

amanaplanacanal 5 hours ago | parent [-]

And then returned in the 1990's with the 24 hour news networks.

conception 5 hours ago | parent [-]

More the removal of the fairness doctrine.

maroonblazer 4 hours ago | parent [-]

I don't think this gets mentioned enough. Rush Limbaugh was the result of the doctrine's abolition. You can draw a straight line from Limbaugh to Fox News, et al.