Uploaded May 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Hey guys! In today’s video, I talk about sensationalism in media. In one of my classes last semester I wrote a paper on sensationalism and I decided to talk about how this applies to social media, and general journalism we see in our day-to-day lives as well as how to spot sensationalism.
S O U R C E S
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensationalism
medium.com/the-cynical-report/the-real-reason-why-news-is-sensationalized-and-how-you-can-tell-38a7582205cc
hbr.org/2017/01/the-u-s-medias-problems-are-much-bigger-than-fake-news-and-filter-bubbles
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4222&context=etd
thebalancecareers.com/media-sensationalism-in-today-s-news-coverage-2315287
S O C I A L S
ig~@zhariyasmith_
twitter~@zhariyasmith_
B U S I N E S S I N Q U I R I E S
zhariyasmithbusiness@gmail.com
T I M E S T A M P S
0:00 - intro
0:35 - beginning of the video
3:13 - what is sensationalism?
8:45 - why is media sensationalized?
11:15 - sensationalism on social media
16:33 - what’s wrong with sensationalism?
19:12 - final thoughts
20:22 - outro
A F F I L I A T E L I N K S
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A B O U T M E
hi! my name is Zhariya Smith and I make commentary videos about things that I find interesting. I am a 19-year-old from Florida and my goal in life is to become an actress.
Hey guys! In today’s video, I talk about sensationalism in media. In one of my classes last semester I wrote a paper on sensationalism and I decided to talk about how this applies to social media, and general journalism we see in our day-to-day lives as well as how to spot sensationalism.
S O U R C E S
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensationalism
medium.com/the-cynical-report/the-real-reason-why-news-is-sensationalized-and-how-you-can-tell-38a7582205cc
hbr.org/2017/01/the-u-s-medias-problems-are-much-bigger-than-fake-news-and-filter-bubbles
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4222&context=etd
thebalancecareers.com/media-sensationalism-in-today-s-news-coverage-2315287
S O C I A L S
ig~@zhariyasmith_
twitter~@zhariyasmith_
B U S I N E S S I N Q U I R I E S
zhariyasmithbusiness@gmail.com
T I M E S T A M P S
0:00 - intro
0:35 - beginning of the video
3:13 - what is sensationalism?
8:45 - why is media sensationalized?
11:15 - sensationalism on social media
16:33 - what’s wrong with sensationalism?
19:12 - final thoughts
20:22 - outro
A F F I L I A T E L I N K S
Tube Buddy: tubebuddy.com/Zuzu
A B O U T M E
hi! my name is Zhariya Smith and I make commentary videos about things that I find interesting. I am a 19-year-old from Florida and my goal in life is to become an actress.
