Question

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 ______?

Answer 1

The British tabloid was engaged in sensationalism. Sensationalism is used by media outlets to excite the general public and manipulate them into believing fabricated or misleading information. Things such as exaggerations or lies are used to help garner interest in a particular story.