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Spin -- intentional manipulation of the truth -- is everywhere. It's in the White House, in the courtrooms, in headlines and advertising slogans. Even couples on dates -- not to mention book blurbs -- are guilty of spin. Here, colorful news analyst Bill Press freeze-frames the culture of spin to investigate what exactly spin is, who does it and why, and its impact on American society. Using examples drawn from recent history -- the Clinton presidency, the Florida recount, and the Bush White House -- Press first probes spin's favorite haunt: politics. He then surveys incarnations of spin in journalism, law, and advertising, and chews on the spin of sex and "dating," a word that has become the very embodiment of spin. Perhaps surprisingly, however, Press argues that spin isn't all bad, and that without it the harsh truths of our times might be unbearable. With a keen sense of humor, Spin This! turns the tables on the prime purveyors of spin by highlighting some of their biggest blunders. Looking to the future, Press notes that the twenty-first century, beginning as it has with a president who was "spun into office," will be a fertile stomping ground for spin. Don't say you weren't warned.
Spin -- intentional manipulation of the truth -- is everywhere. It's in the White House, in the courtrooms, in headlines and advertising slogans. Even couples on dates -- not to mention book blurbs -- are guilty of spin. Here, colorful news analyst Bill Press freeze-frames the culture of spin to investigate what exactly spin is, who does it and why, and its impact on American society. Using examples drawn from recent history -- the Clinton presidency, the Florida recount, and the Bush White House -- Press first probes spin's favorite haunt: politics. He then surveys incarnations of spin in journalism, law, and advertising, and chews on the spin of sex and "dating," a word that has become the very embodiment of spin. Perhaps surprisingly, however, Press argues that spin isn't all bad, and that without it the harsh truths of our times might be unbearable. With a keen sense of humor, Spin This! turns the tables on the prime purveyors of spin by highlighting some of their biggest blunders. Looking to the future, Press notes that the twenty-first century, beginning as it has with a president who was "spun into office," will be a fertile stomping ground for spin. Don't say you weren't warned.
Über den Autor
Bill Press is the author of seven books and the host of radio and televisions nationally syndicated The Bill Press Show. He is a former host of MSNBCs Buchanan and Press and CNNs Crossfire and The Spin Room, whose professional accolades include four Emmy Awards and a Golden Mike Award. He lives in Washington, DC.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
Foreword by Bill Maher
Introduction: Spinning This Book
1 The Best Possible Light
Spin Hall of Fame: Robert D. Novak on Al Gore
Spin Hall of Fame: Kate O'Beirne on Hillary Clinton
2 It Didn't Start with Clinton
Spin Hall of Fame: Cal Thomas on Satan
3 All the Spin That's Fit to Print
4 Politics: Slippery Not Only When Wet
Spin Hall of Fame: Margaret Carlson on Max Kennedy
Spin Hall of Fame: Hendrik Hertzberg on Jimmy Carter
5 Clinton: The Man Who Broke the Spinning Wheel
Spin Hall of Fame: Tony Blankley on Lanny Davis
6 Campaign 2000: The Spin Derby
Spin Hall of Fame: Paul Begala on George W. Bush
Spin Hall of Fame: Oliver North on Al Gore
Spin Hall of Fame: Al Franken on Karl Rove
7 President Bush: New Spinner in the White House
8 Spinning the Legal System
9 Spinning to Sell a Product
10 Everyday People, Everyday Spin
Spin Hall of Fame: Tucker Carlson on Joe Carollo
Spin Hall of Fame: Mary Matalin on James Carville
11 Sex and Dating: Where Spin Begins...and Ends
12 Closing Comments
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Bill Maher
Introduction: Spinning This Book
1 The Best Possible Light
Spin Hall of Fame: Robert D. Novak on Al Gore
Spin Hall of Fame: Kate O'Beirne on Hillary Clinton
2 It Didn't Start with Clinton
Spin Hall of Fame: Cal Thomas on Satan
3 All the Spin That's Fit to Print
4 Politics: Slippery Not Only When Wet
Spin Hall of Fame: Margaret Carlson on Max Kennedy
Spin Hall of Fame: Hendrik Hertzberg on Jimmy Carter
5 Clinton: The Man Who Broke the Spinning Wheel
Spin Hall of Fame: Tony Blankley on Lanny Davis
6 Campaign 2000: The Spin Derby
Spin Hall of Fame: Paul Begala on George W. Bush
Spin Hall of Fame: Oliver North on Al Gore
Spin Hall of Fame: Al Franken on Karl Rove
7 President Bush: New Spinner in the White House
8 Spinning the Legal System
9 Spinning to Sell a Product
10 Everyday People, Everyday Spin
Spin Hall of Fame: Tucker Carlson on Joe Carollo
Spin Hall of Fame: Mary Matalin on James Carville
11 Sex and Dating: Where Spin Begins...and Ends
12 Closing Comments
Acknowledgments
Details
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Importe, Politikwissenschaften |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | No Series |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780743442688 |
| ISBN-10: | 0743442687 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Press, Bill |
| Hersteller: |
Atria Books
No Series |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 216 x 140 x 16 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Bill Press |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.11.2002 |
| Gewicht: | 0,39 kg |
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