sensationalism
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- n subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes
- n the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation - n (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
- n (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
- It is high time to cease sensationalism and war mongering, pause and think twice about where we are heading.
- What we're seeing here is sensationalism by a label, to the detriment of an extremely serious social problem.
- He defied easy categorization, and brought an academic sensibility to a town better known for its sensationalism.