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newsjacking

newsjacking noun: a public relations technique involving piggybacking off the attention of the news media on another item.

Noun

newsjacking (uncountable)

  1. A public relations technique involving piggybacking off the attention of the news media on another item.

Origin of newsjacking

Blend of news + hijacking.

Questions about newsjacking

What does newsjacking mean?
Newsjacking means a public relations technique involving piggybacking off the attention of the news media on another item.
What part of speech is newsjacking?
Newsjacking is a noun.

Words near newsjacking in the dictionary

  1. newsiness
  2. newsing
  3. newsish
  4. newsjacker
  5. newsjackers
  6. newsjacking
  7. newskool
  8. newsladies
  9. newslady
  10. newsless
  11. newslessness

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