make headlines

(verb) to do something that gets put on the news

Example Sentences:

The financial crisis in 2008 will continue to make headlines in 2009.

After the skiers were rescued from the mountain after 8 days, their story made headlines in all the local newspapers.

The strong winter weather is making headlines around the world.

From the News:

Blogs make the headlines

Media:

Similar idioms:

1. make a mountain out of a molehill
2. make short work of something
3. make the cut
4. make off with
5. make light of
6. make up
7. all clear
8. make up a story
9. make lemonade out of lemons