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sensationalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | luridness |
| Type of | journalese |
| Derivation | sensationalist, sensationalistic |
the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation.
sensationalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | empiricism, empiricist philosophy |
| Type of | philosophical theory, philosophical doctrine |
| Has types | positivism, logical positivism, experimentalism, british empiricism |
sensationalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sensualism |
| Type of | philosophical theory, philosophical doctrine |
sensationalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | message, substance, subject matter, content |
| Derivation | sensationalist, sensationalistic |
Examples of sensationalism
sensationalism
You'll find a lot of sensationalism and guilt by association, just for starters.
From the stltoday.com
Your exercises in sensationalism are an insult to black and white readers alike.
From the time.com
Stone's use of visual and sound effects are excellent and avoid sensationalism.
From the usatoday.com
Let's stop just throwing diagnosis around for the sake of media sensationalism.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Never mind, the cannibalism sensationalism will bring the mug ghouls flocking in.
From the guardian.co.uk
You could have included swimmers that didn't win a medal, but want sensationalism.
From the metro.co.uk
It was sensationalism and, it seemed to me, completely uncritical of rebel claims.
From the guardian.co.uk
Pulitzer shifted its focus to human-interest stories, scandal, and sensationalism.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Moreover, opera is enjoyed specifically because of its superficial sensationalism.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
- The journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"
- Sensualism: (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
- Empiricism: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
- (sensational) causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
- (sensational) arresting: commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"
- (sensational) relating to or concerned in sensation; "the sensory cortex"; "sensory organs"
- (sensationalist) someone who uses exaggerated or lurid material in order to gain public attention
- (sensationalistic) scandalmongering: typical of tabloids; "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow press"
