Seat at the Table

Everyone loves to talk about PR people as engaging in too much spin.  However, if you really want to see serious spin in action, just do a daily reading of the New York Times’ and Wall Street Journal’s editorial pages.  They regularly address the same issues, using similar facts and come to opposing conclusions.  An obvious sign that at least one, if not both, is spinning the facts a bit too much (I usually find the truth is somewhere in between).

The latest example is the Times opposing Leslie Southwick for a judicial nomination.  They use a few case examples to highlight Southwick as a homophobic racisct (yes, that’s my little spin) which make the judge unfit for the nomination.

Wall Street Journal’s editorial on Judge Southwick uses the same examples, introduces different support facgts, and comes to the opposite conclusion that the judge is a fair minded person.

So read the pieces and enjoy perfect spin, brought to you by national media.