Explain why this quote, attributed to newspaper owner William Randolph Hearst, has long exemplified yellow journalism: "You furnish the pictures, and I'll furnish the war!"
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Yellow journalism and 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. By extension, the term yellow journalism is used today as a pejorative to decry any journalism that treats news in an unprofessional or unethical fashion.
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