Translation guide
The use of shocking or exaggerated stories, language, or presentation to provoke public interest or excitement, often at the expense of accuracy.
Describing news, articles, or media that use shocking or exaggerated content to attract attention.
Direct loanword from English, commonly used in media criticism and academic contexts.
That newspaper is resorting to sensationalism.
Literally 'inflammatory reporting', used for news that deliberately stirs emotions.
Sensational reporting boosts ratings, but it has its problems.
Means 'extreme reporting', often implying exaggeration or shock value.
Extreme reporting sometimes distorts the facts.
Referring to the quality of being shocking, lurid, or exaggerated in presentation.
The process of making something seem more exciting or shocking than it really is.
Literally 'to write exaggeratedly', a common way to describe sensationalizing in writing.
He sensationalized the incident in his article.
Means 'to exaggerate', often used when facts are blown out of proportion.
The media often sensationalizes issues.
Slangy verb meaning 'to stir up' or 'to sensationalize', often used for media hype.
扇情主義 (senjō shugi) is a native Japanese term often used in formal or critical discourse, while センセーショナリズム is a direct loanword common in everyday media talk. Both are interchangeable in most contexts.
Reporting that doesn't fall into sensationalism is required.
Sensationalism sometimes hides the truth.
感覚主義 (kankaku shugi) means 'sensualism' or 'sensationalism' in a philosophical sense (focus on sensory experience), not media sensationalism. Do not use it for news contexts.
Adjectival loanword meaning 'sensational', often used to describe news or events.
Sensational headlines catch the eye.
Programs with sensational content are sometimes regulated.
週刊誌がスキャンダルを煽っている。
The weekly magazine is sensationalizing the scandal.