Spin Doctoring...Wag the Dog

The other day in reading class we looked at ways to change the tone of something from negative to positive. For an EXCELLENT (I mean REALLY excellent) example of this, visit the site www.AmericanRhetoric.com (CLICK HERE for direct LINK). The site has two examples of a particular event; one written in a negative tone, the other in a positive tone. Amazing!

A few years ago there was an excellent movie about this (spin doctoring) called "Wag the Dog". The movie starred a couple of well-known American actors, Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. It's an entertaining movie that will give you great insight into the art of spin doctoring and the power of the media. Check it out some time, if you like language (and media) you'll like the movie

You can get more information (in English) about the movie by visiting the Internet Movie Database (link)

Information in Korean can be found HERE