Newsmaking

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of making news, of doing or saying something that is newsworthy uncountable

    "In a rare moment of newsmaking, Barry M. Meyer, the chairman of Warner Brothers, issued a sharp rebuke to the president of the Consumer Electronics Association, Gary Shapiro, who warned in January that antipiracy efforts could “smother” technological progress and said that “private conduct may be unauthorized, but that does not mean it is piracy.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Making news; important or newsworthy

    "Bonds saved a newsmaking announcement for Pittsburgh."

Example

More examples

"Bonds saved a newsmaking announcement for Pittsburgh."

Etymology

From news + making.

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