Word: sensationalist
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...perhaps worthy to note that attacks on Toback as a misogynist are often wrapped up in the copious press on his personal life. A popular gossip magazine in the ’80s called Spy printed a sensationalist chronicle of Toback’s attempted sexual exploits over a short time period. A four-page foldout chart in the magazine detailed whom he hit on and how he worked his magic. His compulsive girl-chasing behavior, his admitted gambling addiction and, above all, his blunt comments about people he dislikes in the industry have made many critics cast...
...outrageous statement, which exposed the rampaging hubris of the Republican Party these days--and it should have been a big story. But the Cheney flap disappeared within 24 hours, in a week that exploded a month's worth of political bombshells. A new book by the professional sensationalist Kitty Kelley accused George Bush of using cocaine at Camp David when his father was President. CBS News revealed documents that indicated Bush had disobeyed orders, avoided service and received "sugar-coated" treatment when his performance was evaluated in the National Guard. And then, within hours, both stories were knocked down...
...Harvard had come to be known as the Kremlin on the Charles. Letters to The Crimson accused the University of being a center of communist indoctrination. Sensationalist headlines in major newspapers and small-town dailies lambasted Harvard for harboring “Red” faculty members...
...American public from seeing the gravity of the conflict. If coverage of this war is to ask the tough questions that a democracy requires of its journalists, the reliance on the novelty of embedded journalists must end. Reporters must respect our fighting men and women by moving away from sensationalist stories, and focus instead on the global issues that will remain with us for years to come...
...firm’s statement quoted a State Department report which called the Greek press “usually aggressive, sensationalist, and frequently irresponsible with regard to content...