Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Attractive as a subject for reporting by news media.
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- adjective thought of by the
news media as anattractive subject
Etymologies
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Examples
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I just think that if we used the same yardstick for our political spokespeople - "mediagenic" -- oof!
In the footsteps of giants Roger Sutton 2009
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So I'm defending the word mediagenic, and I think it's very possible to be classy, talented AND good with the media.
In the footsteps of giants Roger Sutton 2009
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And so, though I didn't say it before, having someone who is "mediagenic" would be a good idea, too.
In the footsteps of giants Roger Sutton 2009
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Its 'mediagenic' Rhodes Scholar president has become a poster boy for COIN enthusiasts, including influential neo-conservatives who two weeks ago featured Nagl at the kick - off of their newest think-tank, the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI).
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Its 'mediagenic' Rhodes Scholar president has become a poster boy for COIN enthusiasts, including influential neo-conservatives who two weeks ago featured Nagl at the kick - off of their newest think-tank, the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI).
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There's also a mediagenic subplot in Favre's replacement, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Former ESPN analyst Phillips not necessarily done in TV 2009
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Give me classy and talented over mediagenic any day.
In the footsteps of giants Roger Sutton 2009
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Classy, talented, AND mediagenic - those are not mutually exclusive qualities.
In the footsteps of giants Roger Sutton 2009
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And NBC couldn't have gotten a more mediagenic winning jockey.
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Tuesday, the NFL announced Brett Favre's Vikings (vs. Arizona) will replace the originally scheduled mediagenic New England vs. very respectable Miami in primetime Dec. 6 — hardly a move that simply saves NBC from a dud.
NFL's Thanksgiving tradition of Detroit and Dallas makes little sense 2009
whichbe commented on the word mediagenic
Able to present a good image in the media. (from Phrontistery)
May 23, 2008
john commented on the word mediagenic
“I don’t believe that public opinion is spontaneously supporting Mr. Polanski at all,�? she said. “I believe that there is a distinction between the mediagenic class of artists and ordinary citizens that have a vision that is more simple.�?
The New York Times, Polanski Case Exposes Divisions in France, by Doreen Carvajal and Michael Cieply, September 29, 2009
September 30, 2009