Pseudoevent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudoevent is a noun meaning A happening that is orchestrated for some ulterior purpose.
Meaning
A happening that is orchestrated for some ulterior purpose.
Example Sentences
Terrorists use violence as a pseudoevent to gain notoriety and legitimacy through media coverage of their acts.
News subsidies thus include making spokespersons available, producing press releases or staging pseudo-events designed to suit the media's production needs and attract the media's attention […]
Word Forms
- pseudoevents
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include agenda, prelude, preorganization, preparty, prospiracy, forepurpose.
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