sensationalism

English

Etymology

From sensational +‎ -ism.

Noun

Wikipedia sensationalism (uncountable)

1. 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.
2. (philosophy) A theory of philosophy that all knowledge is ultimately derived from the senses.

Synonyms

• (epistemic doctrine): sensualism

Translations

use of style and subject matter that is intentionally controversial, lurid, or attention-grabbing

Catalan: sensacionalisme (ca) m. Finnish: sensaationtavoittelu (fi) French: sensationnalisme (fr) m.

German: Sensationsmache (de) f. Manx: ard-haghyrtys (gv) m. Spanish: sensacionalismo (es) m.

philosophy

External links

• sensationalism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• sensationalism in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• sensationalism at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Sensationalism in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.