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Record 1 2001-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • News and Journalism (General)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

Management of news by political leaders.

OBS

A noun taken from baseball and tennis, referring to the rotational spin given to the ball by an experienced player: "a spinning motion given to the ball or other object when thrown" (Random House, p. 1370).

OBS

In the context of American politics, the term describes how the public relations needs of the President and his advisers are handled. "On that morning, like every morning since the war began, White House, State Department, Pentagon and CIA officials had gathered before dawn to plot the spin for the day". (NEWSWEEK, 11 February, 1991, p. 31). The public's perception of the danger that lies ahead in the Persian Gulf must be dimmed by the President's PR experts: "The administration has banned cameras from recording the return of body bags to American bases".

OBS

Gives favorable (or unfavorable) emphasis to a news story.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Information et journalisme (Généralités)
  • Néologie et emprunts
CONT

Le «spin», ou l'interprétation partisane, est devenu un terme très employé par les médias. C'est la pratique selon laquelle les collaborateurs d'un candidat offrent instantanément, des divers événements ou déclarations du jour, une analyse favorable à leur cause. Plus ils essaient d'interpréter la question à leur avantage, et plus les médias essaient de présenter le côté opposé.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Programs and Courses
  • Genetics
Key term(s)
  • New Reproductive and Genetic Technology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes et de cours
  • Génétique
OBS

Projet de loi et règlement.

OBS

Source(s) : Section Médecine.

Key term(s)
  • Nouvelle technique de reproduction humaine et de manipulation génétique

Spanish

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