spin-doctor, brouhaha

I came across these words I did not understand till I referred to dictionary.com:

spin-doctor: In public relations, spin is a form of propaganda, achieved through providing an interpretation of an event or campaign to persuade public opinion in favor or against a certain organization or public figure. While traditional public relations may also rely on creative presentation of the facts, "spin" often, though not always, implies disingenuous, deceptive and/or highly manipulative tactics.

Politicians are often accused by their opponents of claiming to be honest and seek the truth while using spin tactics to manipulate public opinion.

Because of the frequent association between "spin" and press conferences (especially government press conferences), the room in which these take place is sometimes described as a spin room. A group of people who develop spin may be referred to as "spin doctors" who engage in "spin doctoring" for the person or group that hired them
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin_(public_relations)

brouhaha: Excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event; hullabaloo
or
an episode involving excitement, confusion, turmoil, etc., esp. a broil over a minor or ridiculous cause: A brouhaha by the baseball players resulted in three black eyes.

-- Meha Ved

Comments

  1. And 'spinmeisters' are those who provide the spin, the spin doctors.

    If you watch the several party spokespersons who come on television news, chances are they are only providing the spin, with no facts to dole out, because they had not been instructed by the policy-making machine. In other words, their motor-mouths keep the television time filled with inanities.

    He / she who is free and has a gift of the gab gets wheeled to the television studio and we poor fools believe that we are being educated.

    On Monday night (March 30, 2010) I saw Jayanti Natarajan basing her arguments on the Bachchan - Modi issue on "my belief" several times. Spokespersons are to provide first the facts, and then the interpretation. In India, they just pvodie the spin.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular Posts