Spin is a 1995 documentary film by Brian Springer composed of raw satellite feeds featuring politicians' pre-appearance planning. It covers the presidential electionLOOKING AT NOISE, A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN SPRINGER - Open Assembly as well as the 1992 Los Angeles riots and the Operation Rescue abortion protests.SATELLITES OF CYNICISM: 2024 ELECTION SPECIAL - Spectacle Theater Spin is a follow-up to the 1992 film Feed, for which Springer provided much of the raw satellite footage.
Summary Among other things, the film captured an 'open mic' discussion between Larry King and George Bush about sleeping pills, King talking about how he "changed the world", and Pat Robertson making homophobic comments in-between takes.
The film also documents behind-the-scenes footage of Larry Agran, who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for president. As covered in the documentary, the media generally ignored Agran during his candidacy. The media did not report his polling numbers,SPIN (Brian Springer, 1995) on Vimeo even as he met or exceeded the support of other candidates, such as Jerry Brown. Party officials excluded him from most debates on various grounds, even having him arrested when he interrupted to ask to participate. When he managed to join the other candidates in any forum, his ideas went unreported. He was excluded in photographs with other candidates.Media Burn Archive
Reception Stephen Holden of The New York Times described the film as "a devastating critique of television's profound manipulativeness in how it packages the news and politics".
See also Media manipulation Propaganda Spin (propaganda)
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External links
Spin at the Internet Archive Spin (Video Data Bank)