The Supreme Court Makes a Shocking (?!) Move

03/26/21 • 11 min

How the Bl--p Did We Get Here?!” is a podcast that examines critical points in American history that led to current predicaments. Each season, the pod will dive into a specific issue area, providing listeners with deep insights into American history and the events that led us to where we are now. This season we are tackling yellow journalism.

What happens when newspapers print falsehoods? That’s a question that gets a very controversial answer after the big newspaper boom we covered in earlier episodes.

If you are a student of American history, you know that often the Supreme Court makes a bad decision before a correction is issued--whether through another Supreme Court decision or a constitutional amendment.

For example, the Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) decision ruled that black people were not considered U.S. citizens, and therefore could not receive the same protections that citizenship offers under the constitution. The 14th amendment (1868) later rectified the Supreme Court’s 1857 decision.

What is ‘prior restraint’ and what the bleep does it have to do with yellow journalism and the news media? Let us explain...

What happens when newspapers print falsehoods? That’s a question that gets a very controversial answer after the big newspaper boom we covered in earlier episodes.

What is ‘prior restraint’ and what the bleep does it have to do with yellow journalism and the news media? Let us explain...

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What's bias got to do with it?!

Right now we are diving into yellow journalism of the 1930s and 40s, two decades that would expand the use of news disseminated through radio in addition to newspapers. As multiple methods of information delivery pop up, it is important to address how our biases can hamper our interpretation of the news, and how the news media utilizes its understanding of our biases to help sell papers, increase listeners and ultimately viewers and web clicks. There are lots of different kinds of bias but we are going to focus on six which will come up as we get closer to the invention of TV and all kinds of turf wars in the competition for dissemination of the news!

How the Bl--p Did We Get Here?!” is a podcast that examines critical points in American history that led to current predicaments. Each season, the pod will dive into a specific issue area, providing listeners with deep insights into American history and the events that led us to where we are now. This season we are tackling yellow journalism.

If you missed any of our previous episodes, we encourage you to visit www.howthebl--p.com and listen through your favorite podcast provider, including Apple, Spotify, Audible, Pandora, and many more! Links to all are on the website. We have also included a new page featuring the resources used to research this season of How the Bleep Did We Get Here?!