Beware of colorful journalism that could be hazardous to our overall public health reports. A word to the wise is sufficient.
Pink-slime journalism is a practice in which dedicated news outlets publish poor-quality news reports that appear to be local news, often to push both left-wing and right-wing agendas and gather user data. The reports are either computer-generated or written by poorly-paid outsourced writers, often using fake names. Many such networks have been linked to American conservative news businessman Brian Timpone. The term "pink-slime journalism" was coined by journalist Ryan Smith in 2012.
How ‘pink slime’ journalism exploits our faith in local news. The disappearance of local news outlets has been weaponized by partisan interests https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/08/12/pink-slime-jounrnalis…
How to spot 'pink slime' journalism — misinformation in long-trusted local news https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/2022/10/lesson-plan-how-to-spot-…
Yellow journalism and the yellow press are American terms for journalism and associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate, well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism.
What Was Yellow Journalism? A History of the Free Press in America
Although many might think the term “fake news” is a recent phenomenon, media bias has been around as long as the free press, thanks to yellow journalism!