Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Spinny Spin Spin

In a series that is tied 1-1, (such as the Boston-Cleveland one was a couple of days back), what are the options for reporting on a preview for Game 3?

I read each of the following:

Boston tries to take control of series
Cleveland looks to gain advantage at home

Interesting, the first one was national media, the second, local.

Then, after Cleveland won Game 3, the following headlines for Game 4:

Boston looks to get back into series
Cleveland looks to put stranglehold on Red Sox


Same news sources.

Incredible how simple wording and spin can paint a drastically different picture.

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