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media event

noun

  1. a celebration, stunt, spectacle, or other activity carefully orchestrated to attract the attention of the news media.


media event

noun

  1. an event that is staged for or exploited by the mass media, whose attention lends it an apparent importance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of media event1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Nigel Benn, as he has done throughout camp and in every media event, was by his son's side and predicted the fight "won't go past four rounds".

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“Red dye? Try watermelon juice or beet juice,” FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at the media event, holding up a jar of crimson liquid.

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Benn travelled to Saudi Arabia in October, pushing Eubank at a media event as his rival prepared to fight Kamil Szeremeta.

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But his publisher was delighted, saying, “‘Primary Colors’ has become once again a media event.”

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The Nintendo Switch 2 had been out in the wild at a media event for barely an hour when it started making me nostalgic.

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