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Sensationalism
Meaning
Noun
●
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.
●
In Philosophy:
A
theory
of
philosophy
that all knowledge is
ultimately
derived
from the senses.
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Origin
sensationalism
English
-ism
English
sensational
English
-al
English
sensation
English
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Etym
Antonyms
Antisensationalism
Rationalism
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