me·di·a·gen·ic

[mee-dee-uh-jen-ik]
adjective
having qualities or characteristics that are especially appealing or attractive when presented in the mass media: a mediagenic politician.

Origin:
1970–75; media1 + -genic

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mediagenic (ˌmiːdɪəˈdʒɛnɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
presenting an attractive or sympathetic image when portrayed in the media

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Mediagenic is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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In an age of mediagenic politicians, he is exactly the opposite.
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