sensationalism
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- noun
- /sɛnˈseɪʃənəlɪzəm/
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sensacionalismo
- Honestly, there's so much sensationalism in the media these days.
- sensationalism in the media
So I think that the sensationalism around news plays a huge role.
- So I think that the sensationalism around news plays a huge role.
- But the reality is this is all sensationalism from the media.
- And one of the, those insights is he talks about the sensationalism of the, of the news media now.
- And so the, the media is about click bait and about sensationalism.
- He'd raised that concern with his doctor and was told that's media sensationalism.
- Like there was there was commentary that this was sensational and like sensationalism for the purpose of driving clicks.
- There's the same sort of weird gyrations, you know, a lot of blood, you know, a lot of sensationalism going on.
- But I don't spend a lot of time on Fox and CNN and all that garbage because that's just sensationalism.
- And usually they are plays to sensationalism, salacious and and titillating content, more pop culture stuff, etcetera.
- And it's not for it's not for sensationalism because a lot of times you can out a person, but that doesn't mean they're going to get prosecuted.
- A lot of the time, though, if you peel away the layers of, you know, media sensationalism, you will find a person who has been slogging at their craft for years.
- So but I do have some issues with it and the overall one is of sensationalism.
- The truth is so lost in sensationalism and the truth is so lost in emotional agreement.
- You need to remove the sensationalism that has that that inspiration has been perverted with.
Examples
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The initial 60 Minutes report lived up to its reputation for sensationalism.
Academic text (1998) -
The tone of this article also seems to aim more for sensationalism than observation or analysis.
Blog text (8) -
So I think that the sensationalism around news plays a huge role.
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It's a lot of sensationalism, which just, with very little fact behind it.
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But she wanted nothing to do with the sensationalism of what was happening in the papers in New York.
Fiction book (1991) -
For one thing, sensationalism may sometimes be a price worth paying.
Academic text (2005) -
The truth is so lost in sensationalism and the truth is so lost in emotional agreement.
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I think there has been unwarranted sensationalism around these crimes.
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Hamsun goes on to condemn American journalism for its sensationalism and aggressive marketing.
Academic text (1999) -
The media often resort to sensationalism to gain more viewers by exaggerating stories.
Synonyms
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Dramatic behavior done to get attention
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Reporting that exaggerates and uses shocking stories to attract readers while ignoring the truth
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The use of showy tricks to get attention
A shocking, vivid way of telling a story to make people react
Writing or media that looks for scandals to attract readers
Causing public shock by doing something seen as wrong
A style that uses exaggerated emotions and actions in plays or films
Antonyms
How Sensational
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Surface Forms
Morphology
sensationalism = sensational (transparent) = sensation + al + ism
The noun is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ism' to the adjective 'sensational', and the meaning 'practice of using shocking content' follows directly from 'sensational'.
Etymology
Sensationalism comes from sensation ('a strong feeling' or 'something that causes a strong reaction') and the ending -ism ('a practice or way of doing things'). So sensationalism means the practice of creating shocking or exciting stories that make people feel strong emotions to get their attention.