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
But “Snowfall” has taken a cooler and more understated approach — the romanticism and sensationalism are there, but they’re moderated by dry humor, on one hand, and an effective calibration of cold dread, on the other.
From New York Times
I think it’s the sensationalism the media puts forward and the fearmongering that it puts out there.
From New York Times
Debut author Robert Justice depicts the moment vividly but without sensationalism in his provocative book — a crime novel that explores deep-rooted problems in the American justice system.
From Washington Post
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