Sensationalist
noun
A person who purposely creates drama or shock in media to attract attention.
Some argue that the journalist's work is sensationalist, focusing more on scandal than on serious news stories.
Often appears as...
- sensationalist journalism
- sensationalist media
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Disapproving
adjective
Creating a lot of excitement or interest by being shocking or violent.
Some critics accused the movie of being sensationalist due to its graphic violence.
Often appears as...
- sensationalist story
- sensationalist reporting
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Disapproving
noun
A person who purposely creates drama or shock in media to attract attention.
Some argue that the journalist's work is sensationalist, focusing more on scandal than on serious news stories.
Often appears as...
- sensationalist journalism
- sensationalist media
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Creating a lot of excitement or interest by being shocking or violent.
Some critics accused the movie of being sensationalist due to its graphic violence.
Often appears as...
- sensationalist story
- sensationalist reporting
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Media Sensationalism
Used when media exaggerates details to provoke public interest or excitement at the expense of accuracy.
The magazine hired a sensationalist to spice up their articles.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Often implies unethical practice to lure audiences rather than providing truthful information.
The editor was accused of hiring sensationalists who disregard facts.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Aims to trigger emotional responses such as fear, anger, or excitement rather than rational thinking.
His sensationalist tactics left the audience in a state of panic.
Pro Tip 1/3Media Sensationalism
Used when media exaggerates details to provoke public interest or excitement at the expense of accuracy.
The magazine hired a sensationalist to spice up their articles.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Often implies unethical practice to lure audiences rather than providing truthful information.
The editor was accused of hiring sensationalists who disregard facts.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Aims to trigger emotional responses such as fear, anger, or excitement rather than rational thinking.
His sensationalist tactics left the audience in a state of panic.
Pro Tip 1/3Media Sensationalism
Used when media exaggerates details to provoke public interest or excitement at the expense of accuracy.
The magazine hired a sensationalist to spice up their articles.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Often implies unethical practice to lure audiences rather than providing truthful information.
The editor was accused of hiring sensationalists who disregard facts.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Impact
Aims to trigger emotional responses such as fear, anger, or excitement rather than rational thinking.
His sensationalist tactics left the audience in a state of panic.
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How false news can...
And when this bias can be multiplied by billions of people around the world, nearly instantaneously, more caution is in order. Avoiding sensationalist media, searching for criticisms of suspicious information,
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How diversity makes...
We got quite some attention. And it went from quite factual, like "Higher Female Share Boosts Innovation" to a little bit more sensationalist. As you can see,
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How false news can...
And when this bias can be multiplied by billions of people around the world, nearly instantaneously, more caution is in order. Avoiding sensationalist media, searching for criticisms of suspicious information,
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How diversity makes...
We got quite some attention. And it went from quite factual, like "Higher Female Share Boosts Innovation" to a little bit more sensationalist. As you can see,
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Quote examples
Neil Morrissey
English Actor
We get the papers: I prefer broadsheets because I had the fear of God put into me by the tabloids and, though I'm very much over it, I still don't really like to read them. It's a destructive vernacular that makes me angry and scared, and it is all sensationalist onomatopoeia and alliteration.
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Rutger Bregman
Dutch Historian
Well, the news is mostly about things that go wrong, right? It's about sensationalist incidents that happened today, instead of things that happen every day. So if you watch and follow a lot of the news, at the end of the day, you know exactly how the world is not working.
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
Like the Britain of Beaverbrook and Kipling, Japan in the early twentieth century was a jingoistic nation, subduing weaker countries with the help of populist politicians and sensationalist journalism.
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Bill O'Reilly
American Journalist
I'm a sensationalist. I'm a big mouth. I get attention. In this world you have to - if you want a mass-market presentation, you have to get attention.
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Abhay Deol
Indian Actor
I believe there are two kinds of journalists. One who sells a story by being creative, and one who sells a story by being sensationalist.
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John McAfee
American Businessman
I would like to point to the extraordinary lengths the mainstream media will go to maintain a sensationalist story.
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Raza Jaffrey
British Actor
Homeland' is not a sensationalist show.
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Neil Morrissey
English Actor
We get the papers: I prefer broadsheets because I had the fear of God put into me by the tabloids and, though I'm very much over it, I still don't really like to read them. It's a destructive vernacular that makes me angry and scared, and it is all sensationalist onomatopoeia and alliteration.
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Rutger Bregman
Dutch Historian
Well, the news is mostly about things that go wrong, right? It's about sensationalist incidents that happened today, instead of things that happen every day. So if you watch and follow a lot of the news, at the end of the day, you know exactly how the world is not working.
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Pankaj Mishra
Indian Novelist
Like the Britain of Beaverbrook and Kipling, Japan in the early twentieth century was a jingoistic nation, subduing weaker countries with the help of populist politicians and sensationalist journalism.
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Bill O'Reilly
American Journalist
I'm a sensationalist. I'm a big mouth. I get attention. In this world you have to - if you want a mass-market presentation, you have to get attention.
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Abhay Deol
Indian Actor
I believe there are two kinds of journalists. One who sells a story by being creative, and one who sells a story by being sensationalist.
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John McAfee
American Businessman
I would like to point to the extraordinary lengths the mainstream media will go to maintain a sensationalist story.
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Raza Jaffrey
British Actor
Homeland' is not a sensationalist show.
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