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*1: empiricism that limits [[experience]] as a source of [[knowledge]] to sensation or sense [[perceptions]]
*1: empiricism that limits [[experience]] as a source of [[knowledge]] to sensation or sense [[perceptions]]
*2: the use or [[effect]] of sensational subject matter or treatment
*2: the use or [[effect]] of sensational subject matter or treatment
:a. arousing or tending to arouse (as by lurid details) a quick, [[intense]], and usually [[superficial]] interest, [[curiosity]], or [[emotional]] [[reaction]] <sensational tabloid news>
:a. arousing or tending to arouse (as by lurid details) a quick, [[intense]], and usually [[superficial]] interest, [[curiosity]], or [[emotional]] [[reaction]] <sensational tabloid news>
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Sensationalism''''', follow [http://www.nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Sensationalism '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
==Description==
'''Sensationalism''' is a type of [[editorial]] bias in [[media]] in which [[events]] and [[topics]] in news stories and pieces are over-hyped to increase viewership or readership numbers. Sensationalism may include reporting about generally insignificant matters and [[events]] that don't influence overall [[society]] and biased presentations of newsworthy [[topics]] in a sensationalist, [[trivial]] or tabloid manner.
'''Sensationalism''' is a type of [[editorial]] bias in [[media]] in which [[events]] and [[topics]] in news stories and pieces are over-hyped to increase viewership or readership numbers. Sensationalism may include reporting about generally insignificant matters and [[events]] that don't influence overall [[society]] and biased presentations of newsworthy [[topics]] in a sensationalist, [[trivial]] or tabloid manner.