sensationalism

Noun

• (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

• (philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good

• the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
  • the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation
    

• subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  empiricism , empiricist philosophy , sensualism , luridness