"pseudoevent" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2005, James A. Johnson, Gerald R. Ledlow, Mark A. Cwiek, Community Preparedness and Response to Terrorism, page 66",
          "text": "Terrorists use violence as a pseudoevent to gain notoriety and legitimacy through media coverage of their acts.",
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          "ref": "2012, C. Holtz-Bacha, J. Strömbäck, Opinion Polls and the Media",
          "text": "News subsidies thus include making spokespersons available, producing press releases or staging pseudo-events designed to suit the media's production needs and attract the media's attention […]",
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        "A happening that is orchestrated for some ulterior purpose."
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          "orchestrate",
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          "ulterior",
          "ulterior"
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          "purpose",
          "purpose"
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