Journalism and War

William Randolph Hearst's newspaper The New York Morning Journal first utilized a sensationalistic style known as "Yellow Journalism" to sway public opinion in favor of what conflict?

• Mexican-American War
• Civil War
• Spanish-American War
• World War One
• World War Two

What famous nineteenth century American writer reported on the Civil War for the New York Times?

• Walt Whitman
• Mark Twain
• Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Herman Melville
• Henry David Thoreau

What controversial reporter, well-known from the First Gulf War, was fired for criticizing the 2003 invasion of Iraq in an interview on Iraqi television?

• Christiane Amanpour
• Bob Simon
• Arthur Kent
• Bernard Shaw
• Peter Arnett