public-service announcement

public-service announcement (plural public-service announcements)

1. Alternative form of public service announcement.
   • 1907 September 9, “Every Outdoor Sign Taxed”, in The Kansas City Times, volume 70, number 216, Kansas City, Mo., page 6, column 3:

     There is no provision for any city or public-service announcements in connection with either.

   • 2023 January 19, John R. Crane, “Violent crime continues to decline”, in Danville Register & Bee, page A5:

     The police department took several steps to address the problem, Booth said, pointing to undercover work, focused deterrence, public-service announcements and media and social media notifications reminding residents to lock vehicles and avoid leaving keys or valuables in their cars.

   • 2023 January 27, Odie Henderson, “Bungle fever”, in The Boston Globe, volume 303, number 27, page G4, column 2:

     London, the only actor who feels like she’s playing a real character and not a public-service announcement, reacts realistically to scenarios where Shelley fetishizes her Blackness, but it’s all for naught.