sexationalism
/sɛkˈseɪʃ(ə)nəlɪz(ə)m/ /sɛkˈseɪʃ(ə)n(ə)lɪz(ə)m/ /sɛkˈseɪʃən(ə)lɪz(ə)m/(also sexsationalism) originally US informal
noun
The exploiting of sexually sensational material to solicit public interest.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Time. Alteration of sensationalism, after sex.