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	Sensationalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sensationalism is a manner of being extremely controversial, loud, attention-grabbing, or otherwise sensationalistic.
		Critics of media bias of all political stripes often charge the media with engaging in sensationalism in their reporting and conduct.
		Exciting and emotionally charged aspects can be drawn out without providing elements such as pertinent background, investigative, or contextual information needed for the viewer to form his or her opinion on the subject.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sensationalism (324 words)

	SENSATIONALISM - LoveToKnow Article on SENSATIONALISM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Thus Aristippus the Cyrenaic held that there could be no knowledge save that which the senses give, but the Stoics, while finding the origin of knowledge in the senses, do not restrict it to this.
		Sensationalism in modern times is chiefly associated with Hobbes, Locke, Hume and the French philosophers of the Enlightenment, Voltaire, Condillac and others.
		In its extreme sense it has rarely been held, and is practically abandoned by modern pl~ilosophers on the plain ground that a sensation as such lasts only as long as the stimulus is applied.
	73.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SE/SENSATIONALISM.htm (168 words)

	WRITING SAMPLE
		Underlying sensationalism is the empiricist variety of this quest for certainty and the desire for basic experiential statements, which assert no more than we are completely justified in asserting.
		One of the primary strengths of sensationalism is that it acknowledges the human experience by recognizing meanings, motivations, interpretations and perceptions.
		The literature reflects that sensationalism has been practically abandoned by modern psychologists on the premise that sensation lasts only as long as the stimulus is applied.
	north.ecc.edu /merrill/startuppage7.htm (1000 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sensationalism is the practice of emphasizing the most lurid, shocking aspects of anything under discussion or investigation.
		Sensationalism can be beneficial when a scientist uses the media for scientific gains and publicity that can ultimately strengthen communication and trust between the public and scientists.
		Using sensationalism and shock value in the title of a scientific story is perhaps permissible because it simply draws a reader in before giving accurate details within the body of the article.
	www.stanford.edu /~stacey10/science/Boyd.html (1039 words)

	ECP -
		Sensationalism in medical reporting occurs when extravagant claims or interpretations about research findings are made.
		One perhaps puzzling aspect of sensationalism in medical reporting is that the reports published in scientific journals may be so cautious in tone as to be considered dull, while the same research reported in the lay press may be sensationalized.
		Scary epidemiology can be sensationalized, as occurred when media reports about pancreatic cancer and coffee (14) were substantially less cautious than the discussion section and conclusion of the journal articles.
	www.acponline.org /journals/ecp/julaug01/ransohoff.htm (2078 words)

	Explicating Sensationalism in Television News: Content and the Bells and Whistles of Form - Questia Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sensationalism in journalism has been discussed with much fervor over the past decade.
		First, it has been argued that sensationalism plays an important role in maintaining a society's commonly shared notions of decency and morality by publicly showcasing what is unacceptable (Erikson, 1966; Francke, 1985; Stevens, 1985b).
		Though generously employed in public condemnations of journalism, the term sensationalism is in desperate need of explication.
	www.questia.com /PM.qst?a=o&d=5000938283 (669 words)

	Sensational Media
		The media in America are often accused of sensationalism, defined as a situation where stories stimulate unwholesome, emotional responses in the reader.
		Specifically, sensationalism occurs when stories contain one or more of the following elements: an overstatement of fact, undue emphasis on unique aspects of the situation; the introduction of bias on value judgments; the association of the subject of a story with an irrelevant issue or the treatment of the story in a frivolous manner.
		Sensationalism in news coverage is an inevitable byproduct of a media system that is driven by a market economy.
	www.cas.okstate.edu /jb/faculty/smethers/History/essay-1.htm (797 words)

	sensationalism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Is defined in Webster’s dictionary as “the use of material or methods intended to shock, excite or arouse curiosity.” Typically what we consider "sensationalism," the newspapers, the magazines and the nightly news view as a necessary commodity in their press (On Television).
		Some would attribute sensationalism to the news media, others would attribute it to the public, but the only plausible answer would have to be a combination of both.
		One of the most over sensationalized occurrence from this scandal was all of the rumors that spoiled from the media and tabloids about other affairs and adulteries while President Clinton was in office.
	www.louisville.edu /~bjnels02/sensationalism.html (2268 words)

	Prodigal Press - Chapter 10: Coverage of Sensation and Disaster: The Gaining and Keeping of Audiences
		If sensationalism, properly defined, is an attempt to produce excited feelings and strong impressions, often through tales of trouble and disaster, then the inspired authors of the Bible were some of the prime early users of sensationalism.
		Sensationalism, as the Bible and the nineteenth-century examples show, does not have to be like that.
		The type of sensationalism with which we in the twentieth century are most familiar shows the world groaning in sin, yet provides no explanation of why we have such troubles and what we can do about them.
	www.worldmag.com /world/olasky/Prodigal/c10.html (4900 words)

	Joy Wiltenburg \| True Crime: The Origins of Modern Sensationalism \| The American Historical Review, 109.5 \| The History ...
		The discourses of sensationalism, however, extend this public-private nexus far beyond the relationship between criminal and state, to encompass as wide an audience as possible.
		Given the common assumption, voiced by nineteenth-century critics, that sensationalism panders to the tastes of lower-class, uneducated consumers, it is instructive to note the respectable status of early sensationalism.
		In contrast to the sensationalism of later centuries, the perpetrators were usually not examined closely as individuals, nor was the audience offered vicarious entry into their minds.
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/ahr/109.5/wiltenburg.html (14419 words)

	Freedom fron Sensationalism
		Some of it might be true, but a lot of it's innuendo or suggestive truth, but not absolute truth...I don't trust sensationalism as being accurate...News is facts, and tabloid is not facts.
		It's not the appropriate thing to be brought out...I used to appreciate the news when it was really news.
		That was sensationalism, that wasn't really necessary...The newscasters seem more like entertainers than newscasters...It's news that says everyone out there has an IQ of 10.
	www.tvsurveys.com /billofrites/sensationalism.htm (1130 words)

	Between Sensationalism and Censure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Tan was one of four speakers in a satellite forum organized by the AIDS Society of the Philippines, a non-government organization, and the Rockefeller Foundation, an international donor agency, during the Sixth International congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific held in Melbourne, Australia a from October 5?10, 2001.
		The forum, titled, "Media and Sexuality: Between Sensationalism and Censure," attracted the biggest number of delegates among the parallel forums held during the international gathering.
		After weighing statistical probabilities with behavioral data, health authorities have concluded that there is a "low and slow" HIV transmission in the Philippines, but Filipinos in their prime -- males aged 30 to 39 and females aged 20 to 29 -- account for the majority of infected people.
	www.rockmekong.org /media-cov/aids.htm (1850 words)

	sensationalism -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Sensationalism is a consequence of the notion of the mind as a tabula rasa, or “clean slate.” In ancient Greek philosophy, the Cyrenaics, proponents of a pleasure ethic, subscribed unreservedly to a sensationalist doctrine.
		French philosophic movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries that reduced epistemological problems (concerning the nature or grounds of knowledge) to those of psychology (as in the work of Étienne Condillac), before advancing to ethical and political problems.
		Many people once thought him to be a greater playwright than Shakespeare because his plays (Every Man in His Humor, 1598; The Alchemist, 1610) are more “correct”—that is, they are more carefully patterned after the drama scheme of the ancient Greek and Roman writers.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9066779?tocId=9066779 (636 words)

	Imprint Online: News - Media sensationalism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Two thirds of Canadians say that the media is responsible for the sensationalism of news stories like the death of Princess Diana and the Bill Clinton sex scandal, and one third of Canadians have actually boycotted certain media because of the way they have reported on scandals such as these.
		The public appears to accept some of the responsibility for the media sensationalism of the news.
		A majority of the population (55 per cent) believe that the public is responsible for the sensationalism of big scandals, because despite complaining about the coverage, they are still buying newspapers and watching television.
	imprint.uwaterloo.ca /issues/032098/1News/news05.shtml (497 words)

	sensationalism - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about sensationalism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The theory originated with English philosopher John Locke, but the term comes from his French follower Etienne de Condillac.
		Locke cannot be truly regarded as the author of sensationalism any more than of idealism.
		There is a lack of seriousness of purpose, an increasing tendency to return, in more morbid spirit, to the sensationalism of the 1580's, and an anxious straining to attract and please the audiences by almost any means.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /sensationalism (199 words)

	Sensationalism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sensationalism is not a new part of journalism.
		From the penny presses of the 1830s and 1840s to the "yellow" newspapers of William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, tales of crime and sex have covered the pages of newspapers.
		Yet there seems to be no sign of a change on the horizon for television news magazines.
	iml.jou.ufl.edu /projects/Spring99/Smith/sensationalism.html (557 words)

	CNN.com - Howard Kurtz: The line between journalism and sensationalism - September 26, 2001
		But we have also rushed into print and on the air too many rumors and allegations that turned out to be unfounded, and some media outlets seem to be sliding into speculation about what may happen next in this strange war.
		KURTZ: Journalism and sensationalism have sadly become merged in the public mind during the media frenzies of the last decade.
		The reason is obvious: this is a story of such human drama and unthinkable tragedy that it doesn't need the usual dose of media hype.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/COMMUNITY/09/26/kurtz (1486 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Michael Jackson denounces 'untruths and sensationalism'
		If you are one of those people, we'd like to follow you on your travels as you survey all the deals out there.
		LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson, saying he must respond to "untruths and sensationalism," issued a statement Friday saying he would never harm a child but acknowledging that he has reached financial settlements with people in the past to avoid the public embarrassment of going to court.
		Jackson's statement was issued just hours before the scheduled broadcast of a "Dateline NBC" report alleging that the entertainer paid $2 million to the son of an employee at his Neverland Ranch in 1990 to avoid a child molestation accusation.
	signonsandiego.com /news/state/20040903-1752-ca-michaeljacksonbjt.html (388 words)

	Spectator, The: Cheap sensationalism
		There is little doubt that features such as the dungeon scene exert a particular fascination for those who still find it hard to believe that a half-naked, leather-clad jailer can live in the world of ballet: a world stereotypically inhabited only by swan princesses and sugar plum fairies.
		What these people get is exactly what they expect: a far too accessible and undemanding dance show where gratuitous sensationalism, dazzling sets and even more dazzling costumes make up for the lack of any choreographic or dramatic depth.
		The roaring ovation that greeted the end of the ballet's first performance in London proved that cheap sensationalism and lavish empty spectacle are the right ingredients for success.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_199902/ai_n8851092 (697 words)

	Sensationalism sells!
		However, there are claims, circulating widely, of alleged science/archaeological discoveries spectacularly supporting the Bible, which are also proving that sensationalism sells, even among Christians.
		Supporting photography and ‘testimonials’ are as common as in the tabloid paper discussed, but nothing ever seems to really materialize apart from a stream of books, tapes and videos.
		But it does mean that we try very hard to be accurate and trustworthy—and to stay clear of dubious claims.
	www.answersingenesis.org /creation/v16/i2/sensationalism.asp?vPrint=1 (726 words)

	Second Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		One reason that media sensationalism had the opportunity to surface was from the deregulation by the Federal Communications Commission.
		Another reason for television sensationalism is that networks, that once had a monopoly on viewers, pull out all the stops to compete with the vast number of television alternatives.
		Family members were interviewed, while Pauley’s voice over recounted the “what-if” they hadn’t taken the early flight or using the example of one other individual that overslept and almost didn’t make the flight 93, but did.
	www.louisville.edu /~nmkess01/second.html (2254 words)

	SENSATIONALISM
		I don't know about you, but I'm sick of sensationalism in the media.
		From the play they get in the news, you'd think that shark attacks are more common than stubbing your toe.
		The reality is that shark attacks are quite rare, but unfortunately, this is the kind of sensationalized reporting that gets people to pay attention.
	www.lloydgarvermoderntimes.com /archive/bold.htm (554 words)

	Cosmetic Surgery Times : The media mix needs a makeover; controversy, misperception on the rise from heightened ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Start / C / Cosmetic Surgery Times / September 01, 2003 / The media mix needs a makeover; controversy, misperception on the rise from heightened sensationalism.
		The media mix needs a makeover; controversy, misperception on the rise from heightened sensationalism.
		Dr. Daniel Morello, M.D., F.A.C.S., of White Plains, N.Y., calls it "the commoditization of plastic surgery," which is the perception of plastic surgery as a commodity such as a Sony TV set and not a service.
	static.highbeam.com /c/cosmeticsurgerytimes/september012003/themediamixneedsamakeovercontroversymisperceptiono (264 words)

	WEBCommentary(tm) - Pregnancy Murder Needs Study, Not Sensationalism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Maternal murder is a heart-wrenching issue that demands attention, but the Post's report smacks of tabloid sensationalism.
		With supermarket headlines like "Many New or Expectant Mothers Die Violent Deaths," the Post may be needlessly scaring women away from pregnancy itself while failing to inform them of the real risk factors for becoming a maternal murder victim.
		Wendy McElroy is the editor of ifeminists.com and a research fellow for The Independent Institute in Oakland, Calif. She is the author and editor of many books and articles, including the new book, "Liberty for Women: Freedom and Feminism in the 21st Century" (Ivan R. Dee/Independent Institute, 2002).
	www.webcommentary.com /asp/ShowArticle.asp?id=mcelroyw&date=041229 (1032 words)

	The Ism Book: S (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sensationalism (Doctrine and Movement in epistemology) — Sensationalism is a radical form of representationalism which posits that all knowledge is constructed from or consists in pure sensations (such as blotches of color, pure tones, etc.).
		However, the popular meanings of these terms have been skewed by extremes — the extreme rationalism of asceticism and scholasticism, the extreme sensualism of hedonism.
		In rare instances, sensualism is used to mean sensationalism.
	www.saint-andre.com /ismbook/S.html (1498 words)

	sensationalism - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Sensationalism : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
		Sensationalism : The Ism Book A Field Guide to the Nomenclature of Philosophy [home, info]
		Words similar to sensationalism: empiricism, luridness, sensationalist, sensationalistic, sensualism, empiricist philosophy, hoopla, more...
	www.onelook.com /cgi-bin/cgiwrap/bware/dofind.cgi?word=sensationalism (297 words)

	Michael Jackson denounces ``untruths and sensationalism'' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Michael Jackson, saying he must respond to "untruths and sensationalism," issued a statement Friday saying he would never harm a child but acknowledging that he has reached financial settlements with people in the past to avoid the public embarrassment of going to court.
		The statement made no mention of the NBC report, but began with the words, "It is unfortunate that, yet again, I must respond to untruths and sensationalism."
		Jackson, 46, is fighting charges that he molested a boy in 2003.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/09/03/state2052EDT0155.DTL&type=printable (339 words)

	Introduction
		The goal of our project is to critically analyze the sensationalism of today's news media.
		Due to the frequency of over-sensationalism in the news nowadays, our group will use two very famous episodes of media sensationalism as examples in the project.
		Our project then concludes with a discussion of the pros and cons of sensationalism in the news as well as what can be done on the behalf of the audience.
	newmedia.cgu.edu /nardi/projects/c2/intro.html (359 words)

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