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

Word History and Origins

Origin of media event¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

In a separate media event, Erginbilgic said the company would need a partner to help manufacture the engines and could begin deliveries as soon as 2035, a faster timeline than what Airbus is planning for its next narrow-body plane.

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"We are not at war, but we are no longer at peace either. We must do much more for our own security," Merz told a media event in Düsseldorf this week.

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The Wednesday media event was the first time Eubank and Benn have seen each other since their first bout.

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Crawford spoke to BBC Sport during a media event at the bustling Fontainebleau hotel.

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At a media event earlier this year, Imagineers spoke of re-creating the exact suits Disney wore, as well as researching his shoe size and attempting to find the correct hair gel Disney would use.

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