Yeah, that's exactly what's happening.
Humans are like that. I don't watch football unless the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing.
Has anybody in this community heard of the "spin room"?
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A spin room, also known as spin row or spin alley, is an area in which reporters can speak with debate participants and/or their representatives after a debate. The name refers to the fact that the participants will attempt to "spin" or influence the perception of the debate among the assembled reporters. The benefit for reporters is that they quickly get in-person interviews with debaters or their representatives, complete with audio, video and photos. For a U.S. presidential debate, the number of reporters in the spin room can number into the thousands. -- Wikipedia
As a community, we need to get out there and actively engage to help guide the spin others are placing on anything we say.
Admittedly, we could and should try to be more tactful, but we will inevitably slip up sooner than sooner. And even if we don't there are people who will take things out of context and misrepresent them to others deliberately.
So there is no substitute to having a spin control team!
Some of us are out there attempting this already. We all need to do more of it.
Yeah, that's exactly what's happening.
Humans are like that. I don't watch football unless the Pittsburgh Steelers are playing.
Has anybody in this community heard of the "spin room"?
(http://media2.abc15.com//photo/2012/02/22/IMG_3500_20120222160029_320_240.JPG)
A spin room, also known as spin row or spin alley, is an area in which reporters can speak with debate participants and/or their representatives after a debate. The name refers to the fact that the participants will attempt to "spin" or influence the perception of the debate among the assembled reporters. The benefit for reporters is that they quickly get in-person interviews with debaters or their representatives, complete with audio, video and photos. For a U.S. presidential debate, the number of reporters in the spin room can number into the thousands. -- Wikipedia
As a community, we need to get out there and actively engage to help guide the spin others are placing on anything we say.
Admittedly, we could and should try to be more tactful, but we will inevitably slip up sooner than sooner. And even if we don't there are people who will take things out of context and misrepresent them to others deliberately.
So there is no substitute to having a spin control team!
Some of us are out there attempting this already. We all need to do more of it.
Maybe this would help :P
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