According to the interview what does yellow journalism mean？A．Trustworthy coverage in new
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According to the interview, what does yellow journalism mean？
A．Trustworthy coverage in newspaper or magazine.
B．Advertisements that come out of a comic strip.
C．Sensational and exaggerated journalistic reports.
D．Newspapers and magazines serving public interests.
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正确答案：C
访谈中男士认为当今的报纸并不枯燥，远胜于以前的报纸。他以yellowjournalism(黄色新闻)为反面例子，认为这种哗众取宠的新闻作风代表了整整一代不可靠、模糊广告和新闻界限、为出版商私利而不惜杜撰的新闻风格。因此C为正确答案。注意untrustworthy和madeup贬义词表明说话人对yellowjournalism的反感。注：yellowjournalism是指19世纪中期兴起的以极度夸张及捏造情节的手法来渲染新闻事件，尤其是指关于色情、暴力、犯罪方面的事件，达到耸人听闻、进而提高发行量的新闻报道。起源于美国著名报刊人普利策和赫斯特的竞争。