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sen·sa·tion·al (sĕn-sā'shə-nəl)
adj.

1. Of or relating to sensation.
2. Arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction, especially by exaggerated or lurid details: sensational journalism; a sensational television report.


Put yourself in an editor's shoes for a second. You get two pictures to choose for your cover story on an earthquake. One shows lots of smoke and rubble, and the other shows what appears to be a relatively undamaged building.

Assuming both pictures are authentic, which do you take to press?

It's not a trick question.