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The Alaskan War is considered to be both a turning point in the history of propaganda and the beginning of the practice of yellow journalism. It was the first conflict in which military action was precipitated and extensively covered by media involvement. American newspapers fanned the flames of interest in the war with less-than-accurate reporting on events in the war and sensationalized journalism to garner interest in the conflict, especially among reluctant Southerners who felt it was a "Yankee war."

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  • Alaskan War Propaganda (Napoleon's World)
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  • The Alaskan War is considered to be both a turning point in the history of propaganda and the beginning of the practice of yellow journalism. It was the first conflict in which military action was precipitated and extensively covered by media involvement. American newspapers fanned the flames of interest in the war with less-than-accurate reporting on events in the war and sensationalized journalism to garner interest in the conflict, especially among reluctant Southerners who felt it was a "Yankee war."
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  • The Alaskan War is considered to be both a turning point in the history of propaganda and the beginning of the practice of yellow journalism. It was the first conflict in which military action was precipitated and extensively covered by media involvement. American newspapers fanned the flames of interest in the war with less-than-accurate reporting on events in the war and sensationalized journalism to garner interest in the conflict, especially among reluctant Southerners who felt it was a "Yankee war." Several forces within the United States were pushing for a war with Alaska besides the war hawks in Congress. Their tactics were wide-ranging and their goal was to engage the opinion of the American people in any way possible. Men such as William Randolph Hearst, the owner of The New York Journal was involved in a circulation war with Joseph Pulitzer of the New York World and saw the conflict as a way to sell papers. Many newspapers ran articles of a sensationalist nature and sent correspondents to the front and even secretly deep into Alaska to cover the war. Correspondents often had to evade Alaskan authorities, and usually were unable to get reliable news and relied heavily on informants for their stories. Many stories were derived from second or third hand accounts, typically from Alaskans who could not speak English or confused American soldiers and were either elaborated, misrepresented or completely fabricated by journalists to enhance their dramatic effect. The war also featured a conflict between the major parties of the time with the help of newspapers - not only were the newspapers engaged in a circulation war, they were also used by the National and Democratic parties to criticize one another and demonize one another in the public mind to earn votes in the critical 1884 election.
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