In the 1890s, The New York World tested color ink with yellow on the nightshirt of a cartoon character drawn by Richard Outcault, creating the popular “Yellow Kid” and the term “yellow journalism.” Outcault was born in 1863 in Lancaster (pop. 35,335).
“Yellow Journalism” Comes from Cartoon Character “Yellow Kid”
on July 30, 2006
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