It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a missile!

    Yellow Journalism was not only misleading during the Spanish American War, it is  something that can still be seen today through todays news outlets. Whether it be the newspaper or tv, our society loves to take what we see and spread it to the world, with out even knowing the true facts, or any facts at all. One channel, Fox News, is a good example of yellow journalism today. The recent story on the "missile" in California made headlines everywhere. "Mystery Contrail Off California Coast", is the headline used by Fox News, who in particular blew this story out of proportion. This headline, grabbing viewers attention, helped Fox New's ratings go up, while in reality they weren't reporting anything substantial at all. Just as during the Spanish American War they were using sensational headlines to get people to buy there newspapers, Fox News as well as other News channels use sensational news reports to help their ratings go up. News reporters are still following the method of yellow journalism from years ago.