sensationalism
Example Sentences
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“I saw some government people on TV saying it’s just exaggeration and sensationalism and what and what… you know them and their big words!”
From Literature
Broadcasters push narratives, and sensationalism sells on TV and in print.
Brundage, like many at the time, chose sensationalism to stimulate sales.
Asked for comment, Tricia McLaughlin, Homeland Security assistant secretary for public affairs, described The Times’ questions as “sensationalism” and added “only the media would describe standard agency personnel changes as a ‘massive shakeup.’”
From Los Angeles Times
It’s angering, and rightfully so, but watching three young children grapple with the realization that their mother is gone backs “The Perfect Neighbor” right up to the line of rubbernecking sensationalism.
From Salon
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