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pseudo-event: a standalone construct

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pseudo-event1 CONSTRUCTPseudo-eventBOORSTIN · MEDIA STUDIES

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Media studies

a happening planned mainly to be reported or seen, including contrived tourist attractions that stand in for direct experience.

In media studies, pseudo-event refers to a happening planned mainly to be reported or seen, including contrived tourist attractions that stand in for direct experience. This meaning comes from Boorstin (1961) in The image.[1]

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References

  1. Boorstin, D. J. (1961). The image. Atheneum. Open Library record

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