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- From: sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth)
- Subject: Re: Government-run programs Was: Re: Justification for the Space Program
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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 04:54:16 GMT
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- Concerning public opinion about the space program, IHMO those opinions can
- and are greatly influenced by the media's depiction of space exploration.
- Next time watch news coverage of a shuttle flight. Invariably some reference
- is made to the cost of that particular mission, plus any important technical
- information is either watered down or omitted.
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- I've had people tell me that the media doesn't cover the space program very
- much because people aren't interested.
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- But here's somethin to think about: did people lose interest and the media
- reduced it's coverage in response, or did the media cut back coverage and then
- convince people that they weren't interested in it?
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- Simon
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