The main issue of the present study, which was conducted with a descriptive-analytical approach and a library study method, is the pathology of yellow headlines from the perspective of news-making criminology teachings and a critical study of the performance of the media system in terms of using this mechanism in representing criminal news. The questions are: 1- From the perspective of news-making criminology, what harm does yellow headlines have in representing criminal news in the media and news system? 2- What is the concept and foundations of news-making criminology and what are the components it emphasizes in the way it represents criminal news? And 3- What criticisms does the performance of some active media in the Iranian media system face from the perspective of using yellow headlines, especially in representing criminal news? The findings indicate that from the perspective of news-making criminology, the approach of some media in Iran in representing criminal news is not necessarily scientific and does not increase analytical and empirical awareness of criminal phenomena among the public. The achievement of the research is that by understanding yellow headlines as a scourge of the media system and an unprofessional method of reporting, and based on the doctrine of news-making criminology, it is necessary for the Iranian media system to base rational and analytical approaches on the coverage of criminal events. The adoption and implementation of efficient laws in the field of greater supervision of the media's performance in covering criminal events is also a necessary and useful measure.