Spin Cycle is the first behind-the-scenes account of the White House political operation as it packages and shapes the news by manipulating, misleading, and in some cases, intimidating the press. It is also the tale of how some of the nation's top journalists buy into these efforts and, often, put their own spin on the news. Compelling, infuriating, often devastatingly funny, this is the story you should read before you pick up the newspaper tomorrow morning.
Spin Cycle is the first behind-the-scenes account of the White House political operation as it packages and shapes the news by manipulating, mi...
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Spin Cycle comes this engrossing, entertaining expose of how the media -- from television to newspapers to the Internet -- drive the financial markets today. The booming economy and mass investing have produced an insatiable demand for financial news and given rise to a group of "fortune tellers" eager to scoop and spread the latest intelligence. In this riveting, unsettling book, Howard Kurtz introduces the powerful journalists, commentators, and analysts whose reports -- too often based on rumor, speculation, and...
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Spin Cycle comes this engrossing, entertaining expose of how the media -- from televisi...
