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[[File:Wreckofthemaine.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px|Wreck of the USS Maine]]
Yellow journalism was a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts. During its heyday in the late 19th century it was one of many factors that helped push the United States and Spain into war in Cuba and the Philippines, leading to the acquisition of overseas territory by the United States.