media event

noun

: a publicity event staged for coverage by the news media

Examples of media event in a Sentence

The President's visit to the school was a major media event.
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In a 41-page decision, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden granted the AP a preliminary injunction blocking the federal government from restricting its access to certain media events because of its decision to continue using the name Gulf of Mexico. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025 The pie wasn’t on hand for a media event hosted by the Royals on Monday, March 24, but a few new items were available for visitors to eat. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025 By now, the regular fans, who, although not quite working stiffs, were obliged to recognize the traditional boundary between week and weekend, were arriving in New Orleans, and the proceedings were morphing from a corporate convention and media event into a mass happening and citywide bacchanal. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 During a recent media event, Wallace confirmed that his focus remains squarely on the race, rather than any level of politics looming over the event. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for media event

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of media event was in 1972

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“Media event.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/media%20event. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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