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- Subject: Re: The Media (was Re: Who's weakening the constitution?)
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- Date: 23 Jan 93 05:23:03 EST
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- In article <1jqdghINN7je@shelley.u.washington.edu>, tzs@stein.u.washington.edu (Tim Smith) writes:
- > This "the media doesn't tell me what to think" stuff reminds me of
- > some research that was done on the California lottery ads. (I'm not
- > saying any posters have been told what to think by the media -- this
- > thread just reminded me of this.)
- >
- > A lot of people were asked why the played the lottery. They were also asked
- > if they were influenced by the ads, and if they could remember the ads.
- >
- > A lot of people said that they never watched the ads and could not even
- > remember them, but gave reasons that basically regurgitated the slogans
- > for the ads for the previous few years.
-
- This doesn't mean anything because there are only a few reasons for
- playing the lottery :) The lottery adds only reflect what is common
- knowledge. You don't need to see a lottery add in order to have that
- compulsion.
-
- -Garrett
-
- >
- > --Tim Smith
-