Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic

“Spin Doctors is a remarkable, month-by-month account of the Canadian media?s interest, lack of interest, and choices driven by political and economic interest during the opening waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. With intricate detail and masterful research, Nora Loreto?s deft analysis pulls no punches and uncovers truths from multiple angles?narrating an all-too-real story of ill-prepared politicians, a panicked population, and Canadian journalism?s complicated response to the story of a lifetime.”

Niigaan Sinclair, Columnist at The Winnipeg Free Press & Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba

?In this clear-eyed retrospective of Canada?s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nora Loreto interrogates media practices and political calculations to confront our focus on protecting capital at the expense of protecting people ? be it through racist negligence, the avoidable crisis of long-term care homes or the lack of basic worker protections. Loreto?s comprehensive analysis offers an invaluable reckoning that makes it an essential read.?

Shree Paradkar, Toronto Star Columnist