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sensationalist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ballyhoo artist |
| Type of | publiciser, publicist, publicizer |
| Derivation | sensationalism |
Examples of sensationalist
sensationalist
Looks like another sensationalist headline that isn't supported by the research.
From the newscientist.com
I often disagree with the brilliant but sensationalist historian Niall Ferguson.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Their initial reaction was to sensationalist headlines and misleading reporting.
From the edition.cnn.com
With a title like that it could never have been more than sensationalist rubbish.
From the economist.com
It now features more sensationalist stories, snappy headlines, and Page3 parties.
From the en.wikipedia.org
You sound like nothing more than an ill-informed sensationalist media article.
From the guardian.co.uk
But Jake is confident that this show is not the usual sensationalist nonsense.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
It has been brought down to the same level as the silly sensationalist mass media.
From the newscientist.com
It does not need to take over the main page or by any means be sensationalist.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- 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"
- (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"
- (sensationalism) subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
- (sensationalism) sensualism: (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
- (sensationalism) empiricism: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
- Sensationalism is a manner of over-hyping events, being deliberately controversial, loud, self centred or acting to obtain attention. It is also a form of theatre.
