Origin: Greek suffix -ism
Sensationalism has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
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"
(philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
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.