Political Spin and How Journalists Can Spot It, From Someone Who’s Worked Both Sides

Politicians employ a number of spin tactics to try to control the narrative about themselves and their policies, Caroline Fisher, both a former journalist and a former “spin doctor”, told Paul Miller fellows March 7.

Ein bisschen Fachvokabular:

Reporters know about “dog-whistling,” but what about “mediated authenticity,” controlling reporters with a “drip” or “the dead cat bounce”?

Fisher and other researchers call an intentional lie that is designed to go viral on social media, “strategic lying.”

In addition to "strategic lying", Fisher broke down another 20 types of spin politicians may use:

https://nationalpress.org/topic/21-types-of-political-spin-you-should-know/