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Spin (1995)

Pirated satellite feeds revealing U.S. media personalities’ contempt for their viewers come full circle in Spin. TV out-takes appropriated from network satellite feeds unravel the tightly-spun fabric of television—a system that silences public debate and enforces the exclusion of anyone outside the pack of journalists, politicians, spin doctors, and televangelists who manufacture the news. Spin moves through the L.A. riots and the floating TV talk-show called the 1992 U.S. presidential election.

Released Oct. 5, 1995 57 min None+

Genres: Documentary

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Country: United States
Production Country: United States
Languages: English

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Runtime: 57 min.
Released: Oct. 5, 1995
Status: Released
Certification: NR

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