pseudoevent
nounEtymology From pseudo- + event.
1
A happening that is orchestrated for some ulterior purpose.
- Terrorists use violence as a pseudoevent to gain notoriety and legitimacy through media coverage of their acts.2005, James A. Johnson, Gerald R. Ledlow, Mark A. Cwiek, Community Preparedness and Response to Terrorism, page 66:
- 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 […]2012, C. Holtz-Bacha, J. Strömbäck, Opinion Polls and the Media: