sound bite
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Politics, Broadcastingsound biteˈsound bite noun [countable] PPTCBa very short part of a speech or statement, especially one made by a politician, that is broadcast on a radio or television news programmeExamples from the Corpussound bite• It is a good sound bite, but it is not any better for hearing it the second time.• His forte had been the media sound bite.• a 20-second sound bite