Archive for October, 2008

US ELECTIONS, SPIN DOCTORS AND THE MEDIA

Posted on October 3, 2008. Filed under: Current Events, Media Studies, Socio-Political | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The spinmeisters must be earning so much money by helping the campaigns in US presidential elections. How these masters at double-entendres or double-talk, half-truths and pure fabrications can stomach what they do is beyond me. It is simply unethical, to say the least.

Worse, how could people, especially media people, propagate the yarns of these spinmeisters, [...]

Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )

POST OBAMA – McCAIN DEBATE : POLLS, SPIN and AGENDA – SETTING

Posted on October 1, 2008. Filed under: Current Events, Media Studies, Socio-Political | Tags: , , , , |

Once upon a time, when two individuals engage in a debate, the viewers or audience can immediately judge the winner or loser. But with today’s technology, the loser can still emerge as the winner.

Any intelligent and objective spectator could easily determine that Obama gave the much stronger arguments during the debate.

But nowadays, the debaters’ spinmeisters [...]

Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )

  • “The weary sun had made a golden set; and by the light track of his fiery car, gives token of a goodly day tomorrow” — Shakespeare
  • RSS

  • Add to Technorati Favorites
  • Subscribe Via RSS

    • Subscribe with Bloglines
    • Add your feed to Newsburst from CNET News.com
    • Subscribe in Google Reader
    • Add to My Yahoo!
    • Subscribe in NewsGator Online
    • The latest comments to all posts in RSS
    • Subscribe in Rojo
  • Meta

  • Pages

  •  

    October 2008
    M T W T F S S
    « Sep   Dec »
     12345
    6789101112
    13141516171819
    20212223242526
    2728293031  
  • SocialVibe


  • Twitter Updates

    • Just gave a lecture on Global Warming & Climate Change to College of Science students of Philippine Normal University. 2 days ago
    • Happy Halloween everyone! 1 month ago
    • The U.N. Climate Change Czar Yvo de Boer is in the country. Went to his press con today after he met with Pres. GMA. 3 months ago
    • Oops, there's a typo in my previous comment. It should read as " l'égalité " -- Vive l'égalité, fraternité, liberté !! 5 months ago
    • Just left the Bastille Day celebration at Sofitel. "vive la egalité, fraternité, liberté !!! 5 months ago
  • Email Subscription

    Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Liked it here?
Why not try sites on the blogroll...