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  2. Sensationalism - Wikipedia

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    Sensationalism was used in books of the 16th and 17th century, to teach moral lessons. According to Stephens, sensationalism brought the news to a new audience when it became aimed at the lower class, who had less of a need to accurately understand politics and the economy, to occupy them in other matters.

  3. Yellow journalism - Wikipedia

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    In journalism, yellow journalism and the yellow press are American newspapers that use eye-catching headlines and sensationalized exaggerations for increased sales. The English term is chiefly used in the US. In the United Kingdom, a similar term is tabloid journalism. Other languages, e.g. Russian ( Жёлтая пресса zhyoltaya pressa ...

  4. Alex Murdaugh to face charges in June 2021 shooting ... - AOL

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    Any murder charge this week would be a culmination — at least for now — of more than a year of sensational news stories about Murdaugh, 54, a fourth-generation attorney in a storied Hampton ...

  5. Peaches Browning - Wikipedia

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    Peaches Browning (born Frances Belle Heenan; June 23, 1910 – August 23, 1956), was an American actress. [1] She was married to New York City real estate developer Edward West "Daddy" Browning (1875 – 1934). Their story became one of the most sensational "scandals" of the Roaring Twenties. It is often cited in journalism history texts as an ...

  6. Tabloid journalism - Wikipedia

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    Tabloid journalism. Display rack of British newspapers during the midst of the News International phone hacking scandal (5 July 2011). Many of the newspapers in the rack are tabloids. Tabloid journalism is a popular style of largely sensationalist journalism which takes its name from the tabloid newspaper format: a small-sized newspaper also ...

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  8. Tabloid (newspaper format) - Wikipedia

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    Red top tabloids, named after their distinguishing red mastheads, employ a form of writing known as tabloid journalism; this style emphasizes features such as sensational crime stories, astrology, gossip columns about the personal lives of celebrities and sports stars, and junk food news.

  9. Media bias in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Claims of media bias generally focus on the idea of media outlets reporting news in a way that seems partisan. Other claims argue that outlets sometimes sacrifice objectivity in pursuit of growth or profits. Some academics in fields like media studies, journalism, communication, political science and economics have looked at bias of the news ...