Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index In politics and public relations spin refers to portraying an event or fact in a way that is favorable to you and unfavorable to your political opponents. This is called "putting a positive spin on a story" or just "spinning" the story. Practitioners of spin are often referred to as spin doctors. The techniques of spin include: selective quotation selective use of facts non-denial denial phrasing in a way that assumes unproven truths "burying" stories by releasing information at times when more important events dominate the news Spin is effectively the techniques of "grey propaganda" applied to politics and PR. See also: journalism public relations media manipulation Disinfopedia soundbite censorship in the United States External links: BBC news story: "We've too many spin doctors" This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.