'''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. |