The steamboat was such an improvement, and was considered to be the best transportation anyone has ever seen.
4. The term "yellow journalism " is named after the yellow ink used to color a comic character called the "yellow kid " created by Richard F. Outcault of Pulitzer and Hearst, dressed in yellow baby gowns fighting over the war that they had fought in in 1898. The cartoon was originally printed in the New York World but later moved to Heart's Journal American (Kovarik 65). .
The term "Yellow kid " continuously showed up in their newspaper articles to draw attention, and sell more newspapers. Also, using the term "Yellow kid helped persuade public opinion on significant issues that were taking place, such as the Spanish American war. The newspaper during that era did not have the same fairness that newspapers today strive for. Yellow journalism impacted contemporary journalism because the type of publishing they were doing, was strictly eye-catching cartoons, and headings. The war between Pulitzer and Hearst was noticeable through the work in their newspapers. .
5. An AT&T commercial does an amazing job advertising how their cellphone network is faster and better. They have one businessman sitting in a circle with five kids. The businessman asks the kid's if faster is better than slow, with no hesitation the kid's yell out "YES! " One girl goes on to explain a complicated story as to why faster is better. Her story goes that faster is better because then you could escape being chased by a ware wolf, therefore you wont be bitten by one, and then you wont turn into one, and then you can escape one, and so on. Finally, it ends with the businessman saying "its not that complicated " faster is better. .
This commercial reaches out to those who are looking for a fast and easy cellphone service. It promotes this in a comical way; simply ending with AT&T is the nations fastest cellphone service.