Lippmann called for journalistic objectivity after the excesses of yellow journalism. Some consider it a principle of yellow journalism. Facts were thin but sensationalist reportage was plentiful in this, the heyday of yellow journalism. Modern scholarship rejects the notion that Hearst or Yellow Journalism caused the war. Digital news has brought back and increased the usage of fake news, or yellow journalism. Omaha newspapers were particularly renowned for their yellow journalism during this period. This approach discredited "yellow journalism". The "Star" was frequently criticized for practising the yellow journalism of its era. Lyrically, the song describes mass media sensationalism and yellow journalism. However, Willie is accused of yellow journalism and pre-judging Padgitt. In addition, newspaper journalism became more sensationalized, and was termed yellow journalism. Yellow journalism fueled American anger by publishing "atrocities" committed by Spain in Cuba.