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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Given the mention of pre-release hardware, this could be a very early tease of the handsets weeks before a larger media event. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 On hand at the media event were first responders, including representatives from Cal Fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department, LAPD, and the County Police Department, among others. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The forums are obvious media events; CNN or MSNBC would televise them. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025 Berk attended a March 20 media event to promote the partnership at Painted Prairie. Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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