Thursday, August 01, 2013

Quote of the Day: Deutungshoheit or Interpretative Superiority

So here’s an important German word, which we could well import into English:Deutungshoheit. This translates literally as “interpretative superiority” and is analogous to “air superiority”. Deutungshoheit is what politicians and their spin doctors attempt to win by putting forward their interpretations and framings of the semirandom events that constitute the “news”.
This is from telecom research analyst Alex Harrowell at the Fistful of Euro. (hat tip Arnold Kling)

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