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The President's visit to the school was a major media event.
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Schedule a call and see if a hyper-focused media event like Outdoor Media Summit might be right for you.
Outside Online, 11 July 2022
Jennifer Reeder, with Anne Berryhill, center, Lisa Olsen Tait, right, speaks at the Eliza R. Snow and Emmeline B. Wells collections media event at the Church History Library in Salt Lake City on Oct. 27, 2022.
Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
Still, the British royal succession is a media event on steroids that will culminate in Monday’s live coverage of funeral services from Westminster Abbey.
David Bauder, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2022
It's made for some tension in the Penske camp, particularly during a Pebble Beach media event for the contenders, where Newgarden seemed aloof as his rivals enjoyed their morning on the iconic golf course.
Jenna Fryer, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022
It’s made for some tension in the Penske camp, particularly during a Pebble Beach media event for the contenders, where Newgarden seemed aloof as his rivals enjoyed their morning on the iconic golf course.
Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
Van Lith said Tuesday at ACC Tipoff, the league’s two-day preseason media event in Charlotte.
Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Oct. 2022
At a splashy media event this week, Apple announced four configurations of the new iPhone 14, as well as some new Apple Watches and an update to the wireless AirPod Pro.
WIRED, 10 Sep. 2022
Last month, Jared Leto, Hollywood’s mightiest Gucci fanboy (and paid ambassador of the brand), wore the label’s sheer shirt to a media event in Los Angeles.
Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 2 May 2022
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Outside Online, 11 July 2022
Jennifer Reeder, with Anne Berryhill, center, Lisa Olsen Tait, right, speaks at the Eliza R. Snow and Emmeline B. Wells collections media event at the Church History Library in Salt Lake City on Oct. 27, 2022.
Peggy Fletcher Stack, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Oct. 2022
Still, the British royal succession is a media event on steroids that will culminate in Monday’s live coverage of funeral services from Westminster Abbey.
David Bauder, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2022
It's made for some tension in the Penske camp, particularly during a Pebble Beach media event for the contenders, where Newgarden seemed aloof as his rivals enjoyed their morning on the iconic golf course.
Jenna Fryer, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022
It’s made for some tension in the Penske camp, particularly during a Pebble Beach media event for the contenders, where Newgarden seemed aloof as his rivals enjoyed their morning on the iconic golf course.
Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022
Van Lith said Tuesday at ACC Tipoff, the league’s two-day preseason media event in Charlotte.
Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Oct. 2022
At a splashy media event this week, Apple announced four configurations of the new iPhone 14, as well as some new Apple Watches and an update to the wireless AirPod Pro.
WIRED, 10 Sep. 2022
Last month, Jared Leto, Hollywood’s mightiest Gucci fanboy (and paid ambassador of the brand), wore the label’s sheer shirt to a media event in Los Angeles.
Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 2 May 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1972, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near media event
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“Media event.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/media%20event. Accessed 9 Dec. 2022.
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