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MANIPULATEUR MEDIAS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-08-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- News and Journalism (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spin doctor
1, record 1, English, spin%20doctor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- spinmeister 2, record 1, English, spinmeister
see observation
- spin-meister 2, record 1, English, spin%2Dmeister
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A senior political spokesperson employed to promote a favourable interpretation of events to journalists. 3, record 1, English, - spin%20doctor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In US politics, "spin" is interpretation, the bias or slant put on information when it is presented to the public or in a press conference. "Doctor" comes from the figurative uses of the verb (falsify). 3, record 1, English, - spin%20doctor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
spinmeister; spin-meister: The suffix "meister" is generally intended to convey sarcasm. 4, record 1, English, - spin%20doctor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Information et journalisme (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- manipulateur de médias
1, record 1, French, manipulateur%20de%20m%C3%A9dias
see observation, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- propagandiste 2, record 1, French, propagandiste
see observation, masculine and feminine noun
- doreur d’image 3, record 1, French, doreur%20d%26rsquo%3Bimage
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Agent au service d'un parti politique dont le rôle est d'obtenir des journalistes un traitement favorable pour son parti, à l'occasion d'événements médiatiques. 1, record 1, French, - manipulateur%20de%20m%C3%A9dias
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Libéraux ont engagé des doreurs d'image pour ne pas être en reste avec les Conservateurs. 3, record 1, French, - manipulateur%20de%20m%C3%A9dias
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il s'agit de politiciens chevronnés, parfois aussi de spécialistes en communication à la solde de leur parti, qui sont chargés de rencontrer les journalistes tout de suite après le débat, pour essayer d'influencer leur jugement en faveur de leur chef. 4, record 1, French, - manipulateur%20de%20m%C3%A9dias
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
manipulateur de médias, propagandiste : Ces expressions revêtent une connotation péjorative plus implicite qu'explicite. 5, record 1, French, - manipulateur%20de%20m%C3%A9dias
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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