When the British tabloid newspaper the News of the World hacked into a kidnapped and murdered girl’s phone so they could better report on the story, they were engaged in ______.

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Answer:

The given situation is an example of : Sensationalism

Explanation:

Sensationalism is a media bias, which refers to the exaggeration or misrepresentation of certain events or news by the media and presenting a biased idea of the event, in order to attract the viewers or readers. This can result in manipulation of the truth of a story or an event.

One example of sensationalism is: when journalists hacked the voicemails of the kidnapped and murdered girl, Milly Dowler, so that they can report the story better.

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