The Spin Room Cnn

We go inside this chaotic phenomenon to find out.

The spin room cnn.

A spin room also known as spin row or spin alley is an area in which reporters can speak with debate participants and or their representatives after a debate. Given the rise of social media and a 24 hour cycle of political spin what s the point of the debate spin room. Wolf blitzer delivers the most important breaking news and political international and national security stories of the day. Rich and i will be reading your e mails throughout the show.

Get a look inside the spin room inside hockeytown cafe where candidates meet reporters to make their final talking points directly following the debate. Et this is a rush transcript. The name refers to the fact that the participants will attempt to spin or influence the perception of the debate among the assembled reporters the benefit for reporters is that they quickly get in person interviews with debaters or. Tune to the situation room weekdays 5 7pm et on cnn.

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The spin room danny bonaduce discusses politics aired march 9 2001 10 30 p m. That post debate spin room is another reason to come. Dan pfeiffer a former senior obama white house adviser and current cnn political commentator noted in an interview that the spin room is sort of an anachronism. The custom seemed all but dead by 2012 as social media savvy campaigns made their cases to the press in real time on twitter.

Upon its launch cnn became the first channel to provide 24 hour television news coverage and was the first all news television. Vice president joe biden among others. Special event the spin room. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.

Cnn s jim acosta explains the spin room and why it s the place to be after a debate.