&gt; It strikes a person who pays attention to such things as rather methodical.<p>There&#x27;s a reason journalists are also referred to as vultures.<p>If you&#x27;re interesting in how media spin works, I have found Trust Me, I&#x27;m Lying by Ryan Holiday eye opening. It focuses more on the marketing aspect, but it works for anything. He for instance described how you can spin controversy out of nothing in order to promote products.