Trust Me, I'm An Expert: how to spot the work of a political spin doctor this election season

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Discussion on how spin doctors, social media strategists, political campaign advisers and press secretaries behind the scenes, finessing every utterance so it fits with the overall campaign strategy. 

3 Hosts: Caroline Fisher, Fabrizio Carmignani, and Michelle Grattan

Subject

Political spin

Period1 Feb 2019

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  • TitleTrust Me, I'm An Expert: how to spot the work of a political spin doctor this election season
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletThe Conversation
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size33 minutes
    CountryAustralia
    Date1/02/19
    DescriptionIt’s February, the holidays seem like a distant memory and here we are barrelling toward a federal election, which the government has indicated will be in May. Remember in the olden days -- as in, a few elections ago -- we used to have a fairly set election campaign period of usually about six weeks? Now, of course, politicians seem to always be in campaign mode. They’re not doing that all by themselves…

    3 Hosts: Caroline Fisher, Fabrizio Carmignani, and Michelle Grattan
    Producer/AuthorSunandah Creagh
    PersonsCaroline Fisher
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