Why sensationalized news stories are damaging to society

Originally Posted on The Beacon via UWIRE

It seems as if every headline printed in newspapers or discussed on television today is riddled with sensationalism. It is very difficult to decipher what is the truth or bias. What is actual news and what are you supposed to believe? The Oxford Dictionary definition of sensationalism is, especially in journalism, “the use of exciting…

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