spin doctor
by Lawrence H. on Jun 04, 2005 13:26:54
1. Informal title for the member of an organization specifically responsible for presenting information with a particular
slant or point of view, and for recovering an organizations image after a
public relations catastrophe.
2. Slang for a disc
jokey, especially of vinyl records and mixing.
spin doctor
by Bungalow Bill on Jul 02, 2004 00:20:31
1) somebody who works in or for
the media who
ensures that the public understands things from a certain perspective.
2) a radio station DJ, or
MC at a club or event.
Example:
1) we think that the
spin doctors at the local TV station helped
the mayor win the election.
2) the club boom
anniversary party spin doctor was awesome!
spin doctor
by David on Jun 01, 2005 17:54:28
Example:
The pound may have lost %20 of its value against the $ but lets
report this as a great help in making our exports
cheaper.
spin doctor
by Super Genius on Jun 01, 2005 20:41:47
An
operative who uses his platform to influence the perception of a person, organization, or event. Like a damage-control PR person.
Most often this is in the political context, usually conservative, with the spin doctor
masquerading as a journalist or "expert in the field" to lend credibility to what's actually just a PR line
cooked up by the right-wing.
Example:
After "Deep Throat" finally revealed himself as W.
Mark Felt in May, 2005, a parade of
spin doctors, old Nixon cronies and convicted Watergate felons appeared in the media, trying to tarnish Felt in any way they could, to distract from and lessen in the public's mind the
enormity of the crimes they'd committed 30 years ago.