Fake News/ Yellow Journalism

     Yellow journalism has started in the past couple of years to become a world phenomenon. Which has question for concern because of the great number of people reading has to question how many read it as a joke but also how many read it as a source of information. This would mean that our population is becoming complacent with their information and not questioning where it comes from. I would understand if people read it as a joke because it’s nice to laugh at somethings but it’s not a good idea to read these yellow articles and take it serious. It’s important to question information so we know that its real and not someone pulled out of thin air.  
     Then there’s the part with the title “Yellow Journalist” comes into play, a Journalist as from the word journalism which is defined by Merriam-Webster as “the collection and editing of news for presentation through the media.” These “Yellow Journalist" are pulling the information out of thin air so they are “collecting and editing news,” so they don’t deserve the title of "Journalist."
      Also, the fact that these Yellow Journalist are making money off this mean that there will be more people trying to make a quick buck off this new epidemic. Most of these writers know they’re writing fake news but they make money off it and that’s all they care about. These writers aren’t worried that they’re making a more ignorant population just the money.