The only thing I would add is that, as I first learned these terms, ideology is a set philosophy of ideas (which sometimes change over time, but tend to adhere to specific fundamentals). Spinning is the intentional or unintentional propagation or proclamation of a particular ideology.
Media coverage of crime is so ubiquitous and so much in the public eye (with 24 hour news channels and online news). Crime is one of the main subjects of sociology, psychology, morals, etc. So, media coverage of crime utilizes a platform/stage that is widely accessible to the public; then they can apply their set of beliefs to one of the central problems of society: crime. So, any network, journalist, or media outlet that has an ideological bias will of course take the opportunity to spin their ideological interpretation on a crime in order to show how their ideological belief system makes the most sense.
Different media outlets will spin to varying degrees. But in general, there is at least a small degree of spin in most cases since it is difficult, if not impossible, to be completely objective.
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