Noun
The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in sensation, and consist of sensations transformed; sensualism; -- opposed to intuitionalism, and rationalism.
The practice or methods of sensational writing or speaking; as, the sensationalism of a novel.
Source: Webster's dictionarySensationalism dies quickly, fear is long-lived. Agatha Christie
What we call right-wing and liberal media in this country are really just two different strategies of the same kind of nihilistic lizard-brain sensationalism. Matt Taibbi
As a United States Senator, I am not proud of the way in which the Senate has been made a publicity platform for irresponsible sensationalism. Margaret Chase Smith
'Government gets things right' does not encourage sales. 'Government makes another blunder' does encourage sales, so there's a commercial imperative that pushes sensationalism. John Major
Sensationalism sells: Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. Tiger Woods
Reality TV is really just based for sensationalism. So, it's extreme versions and extreme caricatures of personalities. Essence Atkins