Life — March 1, 1928 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page Analysis This page contains a humorous article titled "How Great News Stories Are Made" by J.D. Ratcliff, mocking sensationalist journalism. The narrator critiques how reporters exaggerate trivial events—a dog's death becomes a melodramatic human-interest story through embellished details and overwrought language. The satire targets the gap between mundane reality and sensational newspaper coverage, poking fun at journalists who manufacture emotional impact from minor incidents. The remainder of the page is a Canadian National Railway advertisement for Mount Robson, promoting travel to "the Highest Mountain in the Canadian Rockies" via their rail system. A small joke at bottom ("Ride 'Em!") makes a lighthearted comment about horse feeding. The page reflects early-20th-century concerns about yellow journalism and advertising's dominance in magazines.