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sensationalism [sɛnˈseɪʃənəˌlɪzəm] n 1. the use of sensational language, etc., to arouse an intense emotional response 2. such sensational matter itself 3. (Philosophy) Philosophy a. the doctrine that knowledge cannot go beyond the analysis of experience b. Ethics the doctrine that the ability to gratify the senses is the only criterion of goodness 4. (Psychology) Psychol the theory that all experience and mental life may be explained in terms of sensations and remembered images 5. (Philosophy) Aesthetics the theory of the beauty of sensuality in the arts Also called (for senses 3, 4) sensationism sensationalist n & adj sensationalistic adj sensationalism 1. the doctrine that all ideas are derived from and essentially reducible to sense perceptions. Also called sensuism. See also: Philosophy2. Ethics. the doctrine that the good is to be judged only by or through the gratification of the senses. Also called sensualism. See also ethics; literary style; media. — sensationalist, n. — sensationalistic, adj. 1. the use of subject matter, language, or style designed to amaze or thrill. See also media; philosophy, See also: Literary Style2. such subject matter, language, or style itself. — sensationalist, n. — sensationalistic, adj. sensualism. — sensationalist, n. See also: Ethicsthe act of shocking or intent to shock, especially through the media; the practice of using startling but superficial efïects, in art, literature, etc., to gain attention. See also literary style; philosophy. — sensationalist, n. See also: Mediathe act of shocking or intent to shock, especially through the media; the practice of using startling but superficial effects, in art, literature, etc., to gain attention. See also literature; media. — sensationalist, n. See also: Artyellow journalism. See also: Language StyleSensationalism blood and thunder Melodrama, sensationalism. Of U. S. origin, the expression capsulizes the stock terror-inducing devices and stage effects common to works of the genre. Mrs. Bill, left to herself, resumed reading a blood and thunder romance. (Quinland, 1857) penny dreadful A cheap, sensational novel of adventure, crime, violence, or sex; a trashy, pornographic, or blood-and-guts magazine or newspaper. This British colloquialism is aptly defined by James Hotten in The Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words (1873): Those penny publications which depend more upon sensationalism than upon merit, artistic or literary, for success. Although such writings no longer cost a penny, the expression persists. A collection of penny dreadfuls is sometimes sold in books nicknamed shilling shockers. A more modern American variation is dime novel, though even this expression has been dated by inflation. yellow journalism Media coverage that concentrates on the gory and gruesome, blatantly appealing to the public’s basest curiosities; flagrant bias and distortion in presenting the news, so as to attract purchasers or otherwise achieve personal gain for the publisher. Many employ the term rather loosely today in disparaging reference to any reporting they consider unfair or “nonobjective.” Though the expression gained popularity during the era of muckraking, much of which was attributed to the Hearst syndicate, its origin is rather innocuous, deriving from an early experiment in color printing on newsprint. In 1895 The New York World published an edition containing a cartoon of a child in a yellow dress, captioned “The Yellow Kid.” Such a novelty was naturally designed to attract buyers, but it was a far cry from tabloids catering to the market for mutilation and perversion—today’s “yellow journalism.” ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations sensationalism n (of paper, reporter etc) → Sensationsmache f (inf); (of reader) → Sensationsgier f; the cheap sensationalism of his style → die billige Effekthascherei in seinem Stil How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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