The History of Yellow Journalism
     In 1883, Joseph Pulitzer bought the New York World. In 1895, William Hearst bought the New York Journal. The Journal and the World  had become rivals and they began to use scare tactics and false reporting in order to get more readers than one another. This was just the beginning of yellow journalism (class lecture).

Snake with a human head found in Malaysia

This article uses yellow journalism because it presents an eye-catching headline and it is something that would interest many people in reading about. I'm pretty sure this is not true or possible and yellow journalism is all about pleasing people's vulgar taste with news and exaggeration.
http://www.themorningstarr.co.uk/2010/02/13/snake-with-a-human-head-found-in-malaysia/#axzz2s0TSChjC

This is one example. This would be considered yellow journalism because there is no proof that George Bush is on cocaine (I'm pretty sure he isn't) and the headline would most probably make people want to read the article on this topic. 

What is Yellow Journalism?
Yellow journalism is exaggerating the news to attract more readers. It uses eye-catching headlines so it will capture people's attention so they will want to read it. It also contains sensationalism, which is bias presentations that pleases people's vulgar taste. It is used to provoke people's interest in the article being presented (class lecture).