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newsmaker

newsmaker

131 3.7
A person or event that attracts a lot of media attention
  • noun
  • /ˈnjuːzˌmeɪkər/
  • Literature
translation icon : personaje mediático
  • ENR magazine selected him as a "Top 25 Newsmaker" in 2008 based on CKC's pioneering work in the field of high-strength reinforcing bars for concrete structures in high seismic regions.
  • newsmaker of the year
  • a top newsmaker

I mean, Time magazine now may have a movie star on the cover as as much as a as a global newsmaker.

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Examples

  • Good afternoon and welcome to this edition of Eyewitness Newsmakers.

  • The institute began with a number of content sessions where teachers met with such newsmakers and news reporters as then-Senator Timothy Wirth and Newsweek reporter Eleanor Clift.

    Academic text (1993)
  • For almost every new issue of the magazine, 'Los Angeles' has a newsmaker event to build interest in the issue.

    Blog text (18)
  • Naming a newsmaker of the year for the 12 months that have just ended is easy.

    Academic text (2008)
  • You're on the cover of Newsmaker this month.

  • Some of the interview appears in today's Morning Call as a Newsmaker Q&A.

    Blog text (3)
  • And Whitney will welcome a wide variety of guests, including celebrities and newsmakers.

    Blog text (13)
  • Mike educates the public by interviewing newsmakers and policy shapers about the hottest topics in the country.

    Blog text (29)
  • The documentary featured a well-known newsmaker who had a significant impact on modern politics.

  • During the press conference, the famous newsmaker answered tough questions from reporters.

How Newsworthy

newsmaker
  • Literature
131 3.7
news story
  • Literature
93 1.1
news item
  • Literature
12 2.0

Surface Forms

newsmaker singular
newsmakers plural

Morphology

newsmaker = news + maker (transparent) = news + maker

A straightforward compound of 'news' + 'maker' where 'maker' denotes a person who creates or attracts news.

Etymology

Newsmaker is made of news ('new things people report') and maker ('one who makes'). It literally means someone who 'makes news' by doing something new or important, so a newsmaker is a person or event that attracts media attention.