Puck — August 8, 1877 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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# "The Herald" and the War This editorial section critiques how the *New York Herald* newspaper covered the Russo-Japanese War. The author argues the *Herald* has grown obsessed with following Czar Nicholas II's military campaigns, planning routes for "every army corps" and predicting cavalry charges with suspicious precision. The satire suggests the *Herald* overstepped from journalism into propaganda, essentially fighting the war alongside Russia through its coverage. The piece mocks the newspaper's claimed omniscience about battle strategy while criticizing its uncritical cheerleading for Russian military interests—presenting this as dangerous bias that misleads American readers about a foreign conflict. This reflects broader Progressive-era skepticism toward yellow journalism and corporate newspaper influence on public opinion.