sensationalize
/senˈseɪʃənəlaɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
- (especially of a newspaper) present information about (something) in a way that provokes public interest and excitement, at the expense of accuracy（尤指报纸）使引起轰动; 煽情地报道：
the papers want to sensationalize the tragedy that my family has suffered.
报纸想煽情地报道我家遭受的不幸。