Joseph Campbell is a professor in the School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C and has a Ph.D. in mass communication. He has also received the Society of Professional Journalists’ national award. His books about yellow journalism are mainly to “debunk” the myths that are historically widely believed by most historians and students. These books are very valuable to those who study journalism because of their ability to go against the popular notion and question the myths with valid arguments and conclusions that are consolidated by well-constructed research. However, his books are limited because it completely goes against the myths without recognizing the validity behind these “myths.” Furthermore, some of Campbell’s
