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Definition of pseudo-event in English: pseudo-eventnoun An event arranged or brought about merely for the sake of the publicity it generates, especially one designed to appear spontaneous or unplanned. pseudo-events look important because the media and the public agree to act as if they are Example sentencesExamples - If the convention is a pseudo-event produced for the benefit of the media, then by virtue of getting invited, bloggers have become newsworthy.
- The surrounding campaign certainly enhanced the magazine's considerable prestige. Bellamy, as project manager, orchestrated a variety of pseudo-events, including a Presidential Proclamation and interviews with congressmen.
- With the rise of the primary election system, party conventions are now fully pseudo-events, with merely the vestiges of their proud democratic past.
- Ordinary citizens are now being forced to market themselves like pseudo-events, using techniques that used to be reserved for politicians, corporations, and celebrities.
- Boorstin's pseudo-events are events created for dramatic effect, to generate attention and revenue.
Definition of pseudo-event in US English: pseudo-eventnounˈso͞odōēˌvent An event arranged or brought about merely for the sake of the publicity it generates, especially one designed to appear spontaneous or unplanned. pseudo-events look important because the media and the public agree to act as if they are Example sentencesExamples - Ordinary citizens are now being forced to market themselves like pseudo-events, using techniques that used to be reserved for politicians, corporations, and celebrities.
- The surrounding campaign certainly enhanced the magazine's considerable prestige. Bellamy, as project manager, orchestrated a variety of pseudo-events, including a Presidential Proclamation and interviews with congressmen.
- If the convention is a pseudo-event produced for the benefit of the media, then by virtue of getting invited, bloggers have become newsworthy.
- Boorstin's pseudo-events are events created for dramatic effect, to generate attention and revenue.
- With the rise of the primary election system, party conventions are now fully pseudo-events, with merely the vestiges of their proud democratic past.
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