Spin
spin (noun) - present information in a special way, usually to make the bad seem goodspin control (noun) - when politicians manipulate the news and media (newspapers, TV) press to put the right spin on a story
a spin doctor (noun) - a person who advises political parties how to present themselves and their policies to the public (skilled in public relations)
put a spin on an event or situation - interpret and present it in a certain way (that others will disagree with)
positive spin
put a positive spin on the story
spin doctors
government spin doctors
retells the story with a conservative spin
columnists spinning theories
the Washington media spin
spin control gone global
strategic deception, misinformation, lying, spin control
he can pull you, he can spin, and feed you false information, if he really doesn't know
are they putting it out on purpose? is this spin control?
these guys know their spin on the stories they're been getting
what we've got in the White House is total spin control
successful White House spin control
put a spin on this
we have the spin doctors on either side operating their analysis of what did happen and didn't happen
we've just heard one of the best spin doctors in America.
efforts to manipulate "spin," get us to do things their way
his new message, his new spin on events
yet another spin, this one from the secretary of state
as soon as it was over analysts were putting their spin on what it meant
Example sentences:
* You bet we know that strategic deception, misinformation, lying, spin control, call it what you will it is part of the game and that's it.
* It really looks like sort of spin control gone global.
* We're probably talking to different officials and I suspect there's an element of spin control all the way around.
* In fact he has no responsibility whatever, he can pull you, he can spin, and feed you false information, if he really doesn't have his name. That's the danger.
* This is a continuation of efforts to manipulate "spin," get us to do things their way. I mean, they did
* And five days later, yet another spin, this one from the secretary of state.
* As soon as the vote was over, diplomats were putting their " spin " on what it meant.
* Are they putting it out on purpose? Is this spin control? I don't think so. No. You have to understand what is really happening...
* These guys know their spin on the stories they're been getting.
* Journalists call it spin control, when politicians manipulate the press to put the right spin on a story. It happens in elections and it's happening over the war
* Time For Spin Control (voice-over) Each spouse gets expensive lawyers and publicists to trade accusations and insults.
* There were as many different theories as there were columnists to spin them and as far as I can tell none of us figured out in advance
* Reading the President's statement, I understand what the Washington media spin is, but it seems to me that they're basically sticking to their guns
* They let us know the degree of spin. I think we get a pretty accurate sense of that.
* What we've got in the White House is a- is total spin control, if you will, it's orbit control that's basically telling us a bunch of lies.
* Isn't that an example of successful White House spin control, using the media?
I can put a spin on this. I can make this acceptable.
* Watch the results of the Presidential primary in this country. We have the spin doctors on either side operating their analysis of what did happen and didn't happen.
* We've just heard one of the best spin doctors in America.
