sensationalism
Example Sentences
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Brundage, like many at the time, chose sensationalism to stimulate sales.
Asked about that footage, Mr López Obrador - who has a very fractious relationship with the media - accused journalists of being more interested in sensationalism than the pain of the trapped migrants.
From BBC
He and Hinchey were intrigued by Knox’s story and hammered out a script, but the result — a straightforward thriller that left tabloid sensationalism behind and instead focused on the young woman’s father — left him cold.
From Washington Post
Greene has often run into trouble on previous occasions over her apparent penchant for baseless sensationalism.
From Salon
They always go to the same things — the violence, the drugs and the sensationalism, thinking that that’s what’s going to sell.
From New York Times
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