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-event
nounˈso͞odōēˌvent
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.