<P> Pulitzer and Hearst are often adduced as the cause of the United States ' entry into the Spanish -- American War due to sensationalist stories or exaggerations of the terrible conditions in Cuba . However , the vast majority of Americans did not live in New York City , and the decision - makers who did live there probably relied more on staid newspapers like the Times , The Sun , or the Post . James Creelman wrote an anecdote in his memoir that artist Frederic Remington telegrammed Hearst to tell him all was quiet in Cuba and `` There will be no war . '' Creelman claimed Hearst responded `` Please remain . You furnish the pictures and I 'll furnish the war . '' Hearst denied the veracity of the story , and no one has found any evidence of the telegrams existing . Historian Emily Erickson states : </P>
<P> Pulitzer and Hearst are often adduced as the cause of the United States ' entry into the Spanish -- American War due to sensationalist stories or exaggerations of the terrible conditions in Cuba . However , the vast majority of Americans did not live in New York City , and the decision - makers who did live there probably relied more on staid newspapers like the Times , The Sun , or the Post . James Creelman wrote an anecdote in his memoir that artist Frederic Remington telegrammed Hearst to tell him all was quiet in Cuba and `` There will be no war . '' Creelman claimed Hearst responded `` Please remain . You furnish the pictures and I 'll furnish the war . '' Hearst denied the veracity of the story , and no one has found any evidence of the telegrams existing . Historian Emily Erickson states : </P>
how did the yellow press manufacture a war apush
how did the yellow press manufacture a war apush
due to sensationalist stories or exaggerations of the terrible conditions in Cuba
due to sensationalist stories or exaggerations of the terrible conditions in Cuba