Both were meant to provoke emotion and sensationalism. With the development of the newspaper industry in that century, news of this type developed long, very detailed stories, which might have a graphic image to artistically depict the event. By the 19th century, the term came to be used for violent crime, especially murder. The origin of the name is most likely related to the Mexican Inquisition, where a red stamp was placed on orders for execution or other punishments. While similar to more general sensationalist or yellow journalism, the nota roja focuses almost exclusively on stories related to physical violence related to crime, accidents and natural disasters. “red note” or “red news”) is a journalism genre popular in Mexico. Front page of La Prensa with story about an accident
