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.
Jazz journalism denoted American sensational newspapers in the 1920s that focused on entertainment, celebrities, sports, scandals, and crimes. The style was a New York phenomenon, commonly used by three new tabloid-size daily papers competing for readership.