On Friday, we continued learning about yellow journalism. We read all of the yellow journalism headlines created by our classmates and shared our favorite ones. Interestingly, most of our classmates chose the same headlines as their favorites. This shows the appeal that yellow journalism can have. Besides being an effective way to sell newspapers, I think yellow journalism could be a good political tactic. Politicians could create articles with captivating headlines that would draw attention to their articles, increasing the likelihood that people would read about their ideas.
Today, we focused on the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal was started by France, then finished by the United States after the Panamanians rebelled against Colombia. Teddy Roosevelt started the Panama Canal without consent from Congress and other leading figures. Even though his actions went against protocol, I believe his actions are justified because the Panama Canal was a useful purchase. Maybe it was lucky for Roosevelt that the Panama Canal was successful - his career could have been in jeopardy otherwise.
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