Sunday Word: Mediagenic

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mediagenic [mee-dee-uh-jen-ik]

adjective:
having qualities or characteristics that are especially appealing or attractive when presented in the mass media

Examples:

One reason for the teal successes at federal level was that the candidates were so impressive - mediagenic professional women. (Michelle Grattan, Will 'teals' strike Libs another blow in state elections?, Canberra CityNews, August 2022)

Thirty years after Memphis’s debut, heavily hyped parties, elaborate publicity campaigns, mediagenic portraits and expensive, impractical furniture are stock elements of the design scene. (Alice Rawsthorn, Postmodern, but Not Especially Proud of It, The New York Times, September 2011)

He is charismatic and mediagenic, does good work in the community, and has a compelling life story—the sort of person who makes television producers giddy. (Michael C Zusman, Gregory Gourdet’s Highly Anticipated Haitian Restaurant Has Started Off With More Misses Than Hits, Willamette Week, November 2022)

Origin:

First recorded in 1970–75; media1 + -genic' (Dictionary.com)