Jazz journalism was a term applied to American sensational newspapers in the 1920s. Focused on entertainment, celebrities, sports, scandal and crime, the style was a New York phenomenon, practiced primarily by three new tabloid-size daily newspapers in a fight for circulation.
The term jazz journalism described American sensational newspapers of the 1920s. These publications emphasized entertainment, celebrities, sports, scandal, and crime. This style was unique to New York and primarily practiced by three small daily tabloids vying for circulation.