- Yellow journalism, a type of sensationalist and often biased reporting that prioritizes drama and eye-catching headlines over accuracy and factual reporting, greatly impacted how Americans perceived war news in 1914.
- Newspapers like William Randolph Hearst's New York Journal and Joseph Pulitzer's New York World engaged in fierce competition to attract readers, using exaggerated or even fabricated stories to boost circulation.
- This form of sensationalist journalism contributed to heightened emotions and heightened public support for a more interventionist foreign policy, shaping the way Americans viewed and understood news related to the outbreak of World War I.