What was a result of yellow journalism in Atlanta?

A good example would be the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906. Here's how it went down.

The Civil War ended. Blacks and whites, who suprisingly lived peacefully together, now had to compete for jobs, creating tension.

In the gubernatorial election, two men Hoke Smith and Clark Howell, decided that the person who would win was the person who swung the black vote, so they both ran on a campaign for disenfranchisement of black persons.

Both men had connections with newspapers they previously worked for and began circulating stories that would incite white voters that would make them fear that blacks were causing social disorder and would take order away from whites.

Two other newspapers (Atlanta Georgian and the Atlanta News) were competing for circulation so they jumped in on the action.

On September 22, 1906 these newspapers reported four assaults on white women. This didn't go over well for the innocent black community.

Over 10,000 white mob members gathered and began stabbing, beating, kicking, etc. innocent black persons because of this. 25-40 black people died compared to two white deaths. This eventually lead to significant social changes in the law.

Here are some articles to give you insight:

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/104/

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6106285

http://www.1906atlantaraceriot.org/