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.
Recent Examples on the Web Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President Frank Bisignano spoke at a March media event to celebrate the new offices. Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2024 The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, was all smiles when talking about what is to come in his girlfriend's career during a Super Bowl media event on Monday. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024 The annual conference bills itself as Europe’s largest media event, and Crabapple had planned to give a talk about her career as an artist and writer reporting from the front lines of conflict zones. Brian Merchant, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2024 The media event was held on the 19th floor of the Korea Press Center in Seoul’s central business district. Patrick Frater, Variety, 12 Jan. 2024 The first question Teemu Pukki was asked at the MLS media event on Thursday in Miami was not a softball, but rather the most-pressing query surrounding the club. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2024 Repeatedly pressed by reporters during the media event, NASA decided within 24 hours to release McInernay’s name. Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 15 Sep. 2023 On Monday, Kelce, his Kansas City Chiefs teammates and members of the San Francisco 49ers met with reporters for the Super Bowl's annual media event. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024 Canessa and Parrado were actively involved in the film's production, supporting it at various media events. USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

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