Nishiki-e-shinbun was a medium which reported sensational incidents using a type of graphic work that was nishiki-e, and it has been said that 'its bizarre and sensational content' has 'a character similar to that of today's photography weekly magazines'.
錦絵というグラフィックを用いてセンセーショナルな事件を報じるメディアであり、「猟奇的・煽情的な内容」は「現代の写真週刊誌に似た性格のもの」であるとされた。