sensationalism

Example Sentences

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Brundage, like many at the time, chose sensationalism to stimulate sales.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

With remarkable stealth and concentration, Diop rewires the generic circuitry of the courtroom drama, avoiding its natural inclination toward sensationalism and grandstanding.

From Los Angeles Times

But instead of filling the live airtime with rambling commentary and sensationalism, they responded with compassion and care.

From Salon

The tendency to inject melodrama and sensationalism, to shy away from tough-mindedness and harshness, and to bollix up story lines, is a familiar one in open-ended adaptations of self-contained, literary novels; it almost seems unavoidable.

From New York Times