"Yellow Journalism" Was a Term First Used at the End

question 22

Multiple Choice

"Yellow journalism" was a term first used at the end of the 19th century that referred to ______.

• A) reliance by journalists on services to provide most of their stories, so-called because the journalists were afraid to personally go to the location in which the story was developing
• B) all of the penny press papers, so-called because the paper was so cheap it yellowed within a matter of days
• C) the use of sensational stories to attract readers to newspapers, so-called because of the color of ink used in the New York World's comic strips
• D) those papers published south of the Mason-Dixon line, so-called because the editors had surrendered to General Grant at the first sight of Union troops

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Definitions:

Remedy

Refers to a treatment, solution, or means of correcting or improving a problem, situation, or condition.

Bullwhip Measure

A metric used to quantify the increase in fluctuation at higher tiers of a supply chain caused by small changes in demand at the consumer end.

Bullwhip Effect

A phenomenon in supply chains where minor fluctuations in demand at the retail level cause progressively larger fluctuations in demand at the wholesaler, manufacturer, and supplier levels.

Bullwhip Effect

An occurrence within supply chain management where minor changes in retail demand lead to increasingly significant changes in demand for wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers.