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Sensationalism

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sensationalism

Definition: subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes

sensationalism luridness

Definition: the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"

sensualism sensationalism

Definition: (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good

empiricism empiricist philosophy sensationalism

Definition: (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

Definition: The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior, published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense that they are reporting in a manner to gain audience or notoriety but at the expense of accuracy and professionalism.

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