The toughest part of reading -- let alone reporting -- the news is separating the event from the spin, the wheat from the chaff, the pearls from the ordure. Or something.
Here's a website I found that might be helpful, or amusing at the very least. Here are some samples from the site, and what is really meant when the spinmeisters do their thing:
Enjoy, and don't get too dizzy watching the spin.
Here's a website I found that might be helpful, or amusing at the very least. Here are some samples from the site, and what is really meant when the spinmeisters do their thing:
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"according to industry experts" "industry leaders acknowledge" — displaced former executives
"it's widely thought" "it's common knowledge" — constant repetition in the media has folks thinking it is the truth"experts generally agree that" — some previously unknown college professors
"according to official sources" — two gals from the secretarial pool==========
Enjoy, and don't get too dizzy watching the spin.
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